Need some help with this one..

[SHO_Me_Da_$$]

Okay guys.. Im going to explain this as well as I can and see if anyone can come up with any ideas as to what is wrong. First off.. My car handles like total garbage! The best way I can describe it is that I get a 'BENDING' sensation when I corner or turn the steering wheel back and forth while driving. The front end turns and then the rear end bends around and follows it. The rear end feels kind of disconnected from the front end.. and it makes turning feel very RUBBERY. At higher speeds the rear end REALLY doesnt grip at all, it wants to swing around badly!!
Sorry for this horrible explanation, But Im guessing that if someone else has experienced this same thing they will know what im talking about!

 

[PROPHET]

First thing i would do lift the car and check for lose or missing nuts on suspension parts, endlinks may have come seperated from sway bars.

 

[SHO_Me_Da_$$]

okay will do that tomorrow while Im replacing the brake pads

 

[SHOZ123]

Sounds like the subframe bushings are shot. See if the motor moves around when you turn the wheel and the car is in the air supported by the body.

 

[SHO_Me_Da_$$]

Any one know of any good pics on the net of the subframe bushings and what they look like so i can check them out?

 

[qiksho]

I don't have any pictures on the net of the subframe bushings. However if you get up under your car you will see them easily.

The engine and transmission sit on a seperate frame...called the subframe. This is then bolted to the rest of the frame of the car. THere are 4 subframe bushings, They are about 3-4 round bushings that have 1 large bolt going through the center of them. I believe the head of the bolt is an 18mm.

Hope this helps.

 

[TankII]

It sounds like it is oversteering - rear sway bar is OK, front is disconnected. I had one of the front end-link balls come out of the sockets once. Felt the same. If it was the other way around, the car would feel extremly well planted but not want to turn in the rain.

TankII