use2windsurf

1987 base 944, power steering, new front sway arm bushings

My 944 seems a little light and"loose" when driving aggressively. There is no play in the steering. I dont know what I should look at first. I cant drop a bunch of cash on it right now so I am looking for some relatively low cost improvements. the shocks and struts seem ok, no excessive bounce or dive as far as I can tell. control arm bushings maybe? are bushing replacements available now without having to replace the whole arm? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated...

Arominus

What size sways? If not 25.5/16 or better I'd try to get to that size bar or better.

Dougs951S

What does your alignment look like? Feeling light and loose could simply be a symptom of not enough caster. I had the same issue and playing with the caster got the car feeling rock solid. Try that first, its free if you know how to use a measuring tape.

use2windsurf

mine is the original 21.5mm. bushings were shot, just replaced them, crap. that got rid of the "klunk"..

Van

Take it to a proper shop that knows what they're doing... and have them look it over and do an alignment. They'll tell you if something is worn out.

Things to check:
-Wheel bearings
-Control arm ball joints
-Control arm bushings
-Caster mounts
-Camber mounts
-Steering shaft u-joints
-Steering rack bushings
-Inner tie-rod ends
-Outer tie-rod ends

And, then, of course, the rear suspension has it's own share of bushings/bearings, too.

Having an alignment done if the suspension isn't 100% is money wasted... And, having the suspension all good, but being out of alignment, is also bad.

The short answer is: you need both.