steering feels heavy
steering feels heavy
I'll start a new topic on a subject similar to the previous i started, but it's still different 
Since i changed my coilover and the ride height of my fc turbo, i feel the direction so heavy, that i'm not confident at all with the car. i feel like i have to fight it to control it...
I don't think it's a power steering issue, the oil level is perfect, no leakage, and the belt is correctly tighten.
So i suppose it's due to my new suspension geometry. From what i understand, I should get the maximum caster possible. But as I have pillow ball mounting, the camber is fully adjustable but i have nothing to adjust the caster anymore.
I have had a proposal to redrill new fixation holes on the car body, but i want to avoid this...
Is there anyway to get adjustable caster ?
second idea was to find a roll center adjuster to have the suspension travel back in a more natural position. I found only one shop selling it. at least i thought they were selling it... they don't do it anymore and just didn't take the time to update the website. Does somebody know if i can find those somewhere ?
Finally, mabe i have too much toe in, this i haven't check so far, just thought about it this morning (although it should have been my first thought...)

Since i changed my coilover and the ride height of my fc turbo, i feel the direction so heavy, that i'm not confident at all with the car. i feel like i have to fight it to control it...
I don't think it's a power steering issue, the oil level is perfect, no leakage, and the belt is correctly tighten.
So i suppose it's due to my new suspension geometry. From what i understand, I should get the maximum caster possible. But as I have pillow ball mounting, the camber is fully adjustable but i have nothing to adjust the caster anymore.
I have had a proposal to redrill new fixation holes on the car body, but i want to avoid this...
Is there anyway to get adjustable caster ?
second idea was to find a roll center adjuster to have the suspension travel back in a more natural position. I found only one shop selling it. at least i thought they were selling it... they don't do it anymore and just didn't take the time to update the website. Does somebody know if i can find those somewhere ?
Finally, mabe i have too much toe in, this i haven't check so far, just thought about it this morning (although it should have been my first thought...)
If you changed all that and didn't do an alignment yet, you're putting the cart before the horse. If you want adjustable caster, you need to get proper camber/caster plates like this.
i know i should have done the alignment first... but thing is i got some friends that promised me they could do it for cheap or even free... but when i need it... well it seems that it's a very busy period...
thing is I wanted to know how to adjust all the thing I need in case the mechanic that would do the alignment wouldn't know how to do it. there are not so many rx7 around here... actually there is mine and i think that's all... there are FDs time to time but that's about it.
I have to say that i'm in love to the plate you showed me, i've been searching for something like that for a long time... But basically, it's just a bunch of screws with a thick plate with slotted holes. I think if i give the design to my dead or to a friend who is working on cnc tools, someone could makes me something similar...
But first thing first, as you say, i have to book a slot to have my alignment done.
thing is I wanted to know how to adjust all the thing I need in case the mechanic that would do the alignment wouldn't know how to do it. there are not so many rx7 around here... actually there is mine and i think that's all... there are FDs time to time but that's about it.
I have to say that i'm in love to the plate you showed me, i've been searching for something like that for a long time... But basically, it's just a bunch of screws with a thick plate with slotted holes. I think if i give the design to my dead or to a friend who is working on cnc tools, someone could makes me something similar...
But first thing first, as you say, i have to book a slot to have my alignment done.
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