Coilover install issue - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

CAPSLOCK · 05-26-2019, 12:25 AM

hi guys, I'm having this really strange issue after installing my Fortune Auto 500 coilovers and LCAs. When I drive at anything more than 5mph the front end seems like its moving all over from side to side. Its almost like the car is a boat and waves are pushing it around. The rear seams tight like it should. This isnt my first coilover install and I've tightened everything to proper torque but i'm pretty much at loss here. Any ideas as to what I should be looking for?

NoHaveMSG · 05-26-2019, 12:30 AM

Has the car been aligned since install ?

EndlessAzure · 05-26-2019, 02:01 AM

2nd the alignment. Might have toe out or positive camber

cjd · 05-26-2019, 07:28 AM

What are the alignment specs? Negative camber tends to cause it to follow the road more... But I'm betting something else is amiss.

CAPSLOCK · 05-26-2019, 09:21 AM

No alignment yet. I haven't had the nerve to drive out of my neighborhood. I mean can it be off so bad that it pulls just the front in a different direction then the car is moving? It really feels like I'm driving on ice or drifting in a straight line at 5mph

strat61caster · 05-26-2019, 02:23 PM

Yes, $60 toe plates and dial it in

Toe gets all kinds of screwy when you slap a bunch of camber onto the car, less so the bolting/unbolting process of the strut/damper, but you've got plates on now so you could've easily changed by a degree.

Chuckable · 05-26-2019, 02:26 PM

If you want to get the toe close enough to rule out whether toe is the cause of the wonky feel, try this: Take a tape measure to the same spot on both front wheels at the front of the tires and the rear of the tires. Then, adjust toe to match and you’ll get ballpark 0 toe.

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DarkPira7e · 05-26-2019, 02:44 PM

Get an alignment please, have your vehicle towed if it's unsafe, this is the hidden cost associated with lowering your car unfortunately.

CAPSLOCK · 05-27-2019, 08:49 PM

Thanks everyone, I can pretty much confirm its the toe in the rear. I'll report back after I get the alignment.

maslin · 05-27-2019, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CAPSLOCK

Thanks everyone, I can pretty much confirm its the toe in the rear. I'll report back after I get the alignment.

Front toe has to be multiple degrees out to really screw up the driving, being able to center the toe makes all the difference.

Rear toe is what gets you, thrust angle driving you straight in to the curb doesn’t feel good.

Hit a good dip in the road with even a slightly wonky thrust angle and you feel the whole car wiggle.

05-26-2019, 12:25 AM	#1
CAPSLOCK Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Drives: Miata, 17' BRZ Location: D.C. Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 44 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Coilover install issue hi guys, I'm having this really strange issue after installing my Fortune Auto 500 coilovers and LCAs. When I drive at anything more than 5mph the front end seems like its moving all over from side to side. Its almost like the car is a boat and waves are pushing it around. The rear seams tight like it should. This isnt my first coilover install and I've tightened everything to proper torque but i'm pretty much at loss here. Any ideas as to what I should be looking for?

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05-26-2019, 09:21 AM	#5
CAPSLOCK Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Drives: Miata, 17' BRZ Location: D.C. Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 44 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No alignment yet. I haven't had the nerve to drive out of my neighborhood. I mean can it be off so bad that it pulls just the front in a different direction then the car is moving? It really feels like I'm driving on ice or drifting in a straight line at 5mph

05-26-2019, 02:26 PM	#7
Chuckable Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Drives: 2017 Toyota 86 Location: Georgia Posts: 329 Thanks: 14 Thanked 56 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you want to get the toe close enough to rule out whether toe is the cause of the wonky feel, try this: Take a tape measure to the same spot on both front wheels at the front of the tires and the rear of the tires. Then, adjust toe to match and you’ll get ballpark 0 toe. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-26-2019, 02:44 PM	#8
DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 3,954 Thanks: 3,215 Thanked 4,105 Times in 2,052 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Get an alignment please, have your vehicle towed if it's unsafe, this is the hidden cost associated with lowering your car unfortunately.

05-27-2019, 08:49 PM	#9
CAPSLOCK Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Drives: Miata, 17' BRZ Location: D.C. Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 44 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks everyone, I can pretty much confirm its the toe in the rear. I'll report back after I get the alignment.

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