Re: Swaying

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx>]

Toby/Dave T, 

I thank you for pointing out all of the inspection points.

I have:

new, BF Goodrich Radial T/A's, just mounted and balanced a few months 
ago. The car doesn't pull one way or the other. The tires have a nice 
even wear pattern. I have checked the air pressure, especially in 
light of the drastic temperature changes here.

The crumple tube damage was limited to rust on the bottom center. The 
sway bar/mounting area was never touched. The reinforcement upgrade 
was installed before I bought the car. I just had new metal put in 
the center. We didn't really have to align anything. The steering 
rack was slipping in the bushings due to a piece on the crumple tube 
missing. It was replaced, anchoring the steering rack.

I am fortunate to have a shop nearby with an alignment machine that 
has DeLorean specs programed into it. Even though it's not pulling, I 
think I'll replace the tie-rod ends and have the whole thing aligned.

I'm having difficulty explaining exactly what the car does. Let's put 
it this way: It no longer steers squirrely. It's more like...once in 
a while, when you hit a shallow dip in the highway as the car is at 
the high point in the bounce (weightless?), the rear feels like it's 
making some minor side-to-side movement. When the car settles, all is 
well. I must be making some headway. It's not as bad as it was for 
sure.

Rich A.
#5335