well heres the deal when driving down the road (nice and flat, no bumps) it will start to bounce, as if just went over a few bumps, but the raod didnt have any bumps. not all the time but lately it does it more and more. then theres the fact that ill be driving striaght but the car will feel like its wieving back and forth. ideas?

 

Change your shocks/struts.

 

ya i am i was thjinking the struts could be bad, bout would that cause the weaving to?

 

I would go over the entire front suspension, while you are changing out your faulty struts.

 

If the front struts are that bad, the front steering parts must be shot.

 

ok

 

Take it to a mechanic for inspection.

 

you now the funny thing is here in virginia the mechinics are nothing but dumbass so no, plus i was there 2 days ago to get a inspection, and they checked everything out and said ok its good, even tho the cat has holes in it and the tires have virtual no tread.

 

I do believe Blind Driver meant a "reputable" mechanic.

 

new tires wouldnt hurt none either bad tires can cause it to pull if the belt is broke inside and it would shake the steering wheel. and feel like it is bouncing. air in the tire is also a plus. if its not that struts , springs, steering components , sway bar lots of things it could be

 

Sounds like what lifted Jeeps get called the "death wobble", but the suspension is completely different, so the solution is nowhere near the same.

How are the bushings in your a-arms? If they are falling apart (cracked/collapsing, etc.) that that could cause the a-arms to shift & totally throw off your alignment, Which is the basics of what "death wobble" is. Bad alignment.

Checking the strut mount bushing won't hurt either.

 

lol still yet have to find a good mechinic, i had one working on my 84 but then he moved to LA

and ya these tires are getting bad...plus it just started to happen all of a sudden

hmm control arm bushings...would that cuz it so to pull to one side then a little while later the other side then switch back? bc i noticed it does pull

 

The tires will want to jump and down if they are out of balance. If your struts are bad then it's that much worse. I've seen tires actually bouncing off the road they were so bad.

 

i drove my bosses truck once and all of a sudden out of nowhere the truck did the same thing all it ended up being was a tire!!!! i couldnt beleive it , i thought it was something way worse .