Re: squirmy suspension

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

I would check:

1. tire pressures (I usually run somewhere around 30-35psi)
2. are you rear wheel bearings loose?
3. Maybe you have a slipped belt in one of your tires. If you have a spare set,
change 'em and see if it works better...
HTH!
    -Josiah
    '83 Scirocco (parts car)
    '84 Rabbit GTi
    '86 Scirocco 8v
    '87 QSW
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

Kevin Collins wrote:

> Been meaning to post this for a while and finally getting around tuit...
>
> The suspension on my '86.5 16V is, well, squirmy.  You know that squirm you
> feel when driving over a metal grille bridge on a motorcycle??  Kinda feels
> like that.
>
> History: I bought the car a couple of months ago with 98k miles on it, with
> Bilsteins of unknown age and some strange springs that the previous owner
> warned me to ditch pronto, which I did.  I had new H&R's installed by
> VW Specialties.  Ron Wood proclaimed the Bilsteins to be "fine".  Also had
> an alignment done and 2 bent rims fixed.  So, all should be well, right?
> It's much better, but it squirms - particularly noticeable on on- and
> offramps.
> I'm pretty certain it's not the tires, I have decent P700Z's with about 50%
> left on them.  Tire pressure is fine.  It's nothing I can put a finger on.
>
> Ideas?  Suspension parts of some kind??  I'm systematically making this car
> 100% right and I'd like to get this fixed before moving on to the next part
> of the project (interior & shift linkage bushings).
>
> --
> Kevin Collins
> Huntington Beach, CA
> '86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
> '97 GTI VR6
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