alright i had a question .. its not so much technical as it is more of a trait question .. i was wondering does neone else feel like the front of thei fc lifts off the ground at around 160 kmh?... or 100 mph for u american folk ... either way iw as wondering if this is normal or even if its possible? the road iw as on was fairly flat and relativly smoth in surface im not saying it weas perfect but hey canadian hwys SUCK lol but either way .. is it possible .. or does ne one feel the same sensation?

 

at 115 my car feels pretty solid, so I would have to say no.

 

Upgrade your suspension - your original suspension is worn out and old.
Replace your bushings - see above.
You better have good tires to back that kinda sustained speed.

I've had my FC up to 140mph+.
The car had no problem sticking to the road.


-Ted

 

My friend drives a s5 FC and he said he was haveing the same problem at about 120 mph

 

NO, i have not. My car is about 5" off the ground, so there is no space for air to lift my front end. I pull 120 to 140 on the highway.

 

Do canadians really spell characteristics with an e???

 

No lift here. It felt like it was squatting, almost. You might want to check your alignment - a screwy front alignment can cause the front end to get goofy at speed.

-=Russ=-

 

and if you cant afford and alignment, just run over a bunch of rocks and hope that it realigned itself, lol, jk

 

yeah my old 87 base model that felt like that.but my turbo car and sport model stuck to the road fine....

 

you might have an alignment setting that doesnt provide high mph stability.
have that looked into if you are often gonna crusie that fast.

I've had my FC up to 160 MPH and it felt just as stable at that high a speed as it did at 100mph and 60mph.

 

the faster i drive, the more stable it feels. if you car feels like it will lift at 100, try 120.

 

Ummm no dont try 120mph until you check out your suspension and bushings. No sense in wasting a good FC or Life for that matter if you happen to find out something was screwed up at 120

 

"Oh that's what that clicking noise was! CRUNCH!"

I've taken mine up to 138 MPH, it had enough vibrations that I let off, it stuck to the road fine though.

Present day, when I have more power, it's a whole nother story, my car likes to drift from side to side at higher MPH.

 

i have tokico blue gas shocks and have replced the origonal springs with replacemt oe springs so i dont think its my suspension but now that u mention it im alsmot posative its an alignment problum thanx a bunch guys