cjoenck

Took the car out for a 2 hour drive for the first time after the winter. Maybe because I had not driven it for a while and I have forgotten but the car felt like it was "swimming" or in really strong wind. It just did not feel planted and steady, had to correct steering a lot as it was wandering all over the lane. The front end felt really light at speed starting at around 50 mph.

Sorry for the description but I am not a poet

Any suggestions?

crg53

The obvious would be "did you check your tire pressures"

cjoenck

Yes, did that first. Running 36 psi all around on 17" with good tires.

cjoenck

The care is definitely drifting and fees incredibly sensitive to steering input. I know that could be a good thing but it feels very loose. Any ideas?
Thanks!

Goughary

Check your tie rod ends. Could be that or maybe just an alignment issue.

Warehouse33.net

Maybe crawl under the car and make sure the something didn't come loose or is worn out looking?

-Jason

R6XTERRA

Can you give us some info on your suspension setup? Is it stock?

Chiefyb

I'd go with the tyres being a bit out of round after the long winter lay up.

Vegas993

Rear wheel bearing?

cjoenck

A little more detail:
- suspension is stock with 2 year old Bielstein shocks
- rear wheel bearings are new, less than 500 miles on them
- alignment and corner balance was done a couple of years ago
- tire pressure is 36 psi all around

I will look at tie rod ends this weekend. I don't think it is tires after the winter. Car was on jacks with load off the wheels.

Took it for another drive last night. The car definitely feels "light". Sorry for the highly technical term.
Thank you.

Earlydays

Another thought....check that your gauge is working properly. I had an issue that my old tire gauge was reading 7-8 lbs. low, which meant I was over-inflating the tires which made the car "squirrely".

R6XTERRA

I am wondering if one of the suspension bolts came loose. Particularly your front camber bolt?