Strange handling

[cornishvr6 52]

Just over the past couple of weeks i have experienced the car handling very strange at times,

I accept the tyres are only budgets at the moment which on the front are almost down to the wear markers and the rears are almost as new,

The car just seems to follow every camber and lump in the road bearing in mind my daily commute is on twisty b roads and it feels as if its driving on ice, Its also pushing on in the corners alot more than before and the front end feels very light when cornering at speed,

could this be a mixture of the tyres and maybe some bushes have given up too maybe?

any help appreciated

[Ben Seabrook 4]

sounds a bit like rear axle bushes mate

[cabrioman 6]

if the tyres are crap and low then yeah will affect the handling .... dont forget with all this weather the roads are likely to be greasy .... mite be worth getting some one to have a quick look at the wishbone bushes

[bungy 2]

Check the wear across your tyres. Is the wear even or is it worse on inner or outside, front / rear?

[cornishvr6 52]

sounds a bit like rear axle bushes mate

I was thinking that as i have been reading a few threads on here discussing the powerflex replacements,

could that still make the front end feel light tho on the twisty stuff? or could it be the top mounts aswell?

[cornishvr6 52]

Check the wear across your tyres. Is the wear even or is it worse on inner or outside' date=' front / rear?

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mostly even wear but outside edges pretty worn too

[cornishvr6 52]

if the tyres are crap and low then yeah will affect the handling .... dont forget with all this weather the roads are likely to be greasy .... mite be worth getting some one to have a quick look at the wishbone bushes

yeh they are pretty greasy and muddy down here but something just doesnt feel right in the past couple of week, have to try get them checked out

[spadam 7]

Outside edges points towards positive Camber and this would lead to bad handaling.

[cornishvr6 52]

so am i best getting the bushes checked first? and maybe a full alignment check?

[Lukey. 381]

i would check your bushes first cos if you need new bushes youll want to replace them before gettign aligned again or youll have to do it twice and alignment aint cheap

[cornishvr6 52]

i would check your bushes first cos if you need new bushes youll want to replace them before gettign aligned again or youll have to do it twice and alignment aint cheap

I was thinking of upgrading the bushes anyway, guess it may be sooner now,

Will take it to a local garage for them to have a look then i think:)