Weaving under heavy breaking
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Weaving under heavy breaking
Hi,
I have just picked up a 03 WRX PPP and all is well except under very heavy braking when the car becomes very skittish and weaves slightly. The Tyre pressures are correct (as per the figures inside the door pillar), and the disks/pads are fine. There is no juddering of other symptoms. Could this be a tracking issue? or it it more likely to be a brake balance problem?
(EDIT: Tyres are new Goodyear Eagle F1's)
Cheers for any input
Tom
I have just picked up a 03 WRX PPP and all is well except under very heavy braking when the car becomes very skittish and weaves slightly. The Tyre pressures are correct (as per the figures inside the door pillar), and the disks/pads are fine. There is no juddering of other symptoms. Could this be a tracking issue? or it it more likely to be a brake balance problem?
(EDIT: Tyres are new Goodyear Eagle F1's)
Cheers for any input
Tom
Last edited by Frogfoot; 15 June 2006 at 04:48 PM.
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Don't quote me on this, but i am pretty sure that the SUBARU WRX comes with EBD . . . If you are reffering to heavy braking, as in VERY heavy breaking to the point where the ABS starts kicking, then I think you should expect some minor instability, especially if you are cornering . . .
However, my advice is - if it is an 03 WRX . . .YOu simply don't know where and how the previous owner has been hammering/flying over the speed humps . .What I would do is check the cars GEOMETRY (camber/castor/toe) just to be on the safe side . . .
Hope this helps!
p.s . . Hello and welcome!
However, my advice is - if it is an 03 WRX . . .YOu simply don't know where and how the previous owner has been hammering/flying over the speed humps . .What I would do is check the cars GEOMETRY (camber/castor/toe) just to be on the safe side . . .
Hope this helps!
p.s . . Hello and welcome!
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Yes to all the above but remember that if coming from something a little less powerful you'll have been traveling the same roads at lower speeds, at higher speeds any camber or undulation in the road is a lot more pronounced.
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Originally Posted by WRX_Rich
my 02 wrx does the same, only under stupid speeds
think we should should just slow down a bit
think we should should just slow down a bit
Last edited by 53; 16 June 2006 at 09:06 AM.
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Originally Posted by stockcar
rear brakes not working effectvely would be another cause.......................
alyn
alyn
ap 6 pots up front standard wrx on the back probably dosen't help - its a bugger to change to brembos on the rear
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Originally Posted by Frogfoot
Thanks for all the replies, does anyone know of a good place to get the geomety/tracking done in the Somerset area?
Thanks
Tom
Thanks
Tom
Last edited by corradoboy; 16 June 2006 at 05:26 PM.
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Originally Posted by WRX_Rich
This would be the problem in my case
ap 6 pots up front standard wrx on the back probably dosen't help - its a bugger to change to brembos on the rear
ap 6 pots up front standard wrx on the back probably dosen't help - its a bugger to change to brembos on the rear
I cured it with some uprated rear pads from Alyn.
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