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Car Steering weirdly

Master_grizzly

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hey,
so a few weeks ago i lost it in the wet and hit a gutter and bent my pan hard rod and my rear axle. I've fixed both of those problems and the steering still feels weird when im turning and going over bumps. It feels like the front wheel is about to fall off when im going over any bumps or anything
Any idea what it could be? cheers
 

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If i were to have a guess i would say that you need to drive to the conditions.
Other then that i would get the car looked at, book it in for an alignment an see if they can find anything..
 

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Yep same as he said ^^^^ and stop Steering the Car weirdly..
 

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Fixing the pan hard rod and rear axle wont fix a steering problem,you need to have a wheel alignment done and get the front end checked for any damage,I dont mean to be a smart arse but the front wheels steer the car not the back.
 

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yer i had the wheels aligned and its driving a lot smoother now but its still bouncing around in the arse end a bit.
 

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The shocks are stuffed then if the car wont stay on the road,have you checked that the chassis and the k-frame aren't bent
 

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I've slightly got the same problem.. I hit a curb.. had tires realigned, had mechanic to look for any damages.. and I was back on the road with no word about damage.. after going for a drive... steering felt so much different..but doesn't feel like the Tyre is going to fall off though..
 

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Have a look at the sway bar if its got one and also the watts linkage
 

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Have a look at the sway bar if its got one and also the watts linkage
Yes the commodore has a Sway Bar, No the commodore doesn't have a watts linkage, Eweu That's a fORD thing.................................
Zapp
 

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My bad sorry zapp about the watts linkage,just realised the OP has the panhard rod installed, and the watts linkage is way better than the panhard rod as it tightens up the back end from the center of the car which handles way better,I have the watts linkage fitted on my GTS.As I understand they can be fitted onto performance cars but there is no need to fit them to a standard car.
 
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