guys running rear adapters
Thread Starter
Supreme Member
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,127
Likes: 1
From: Paradise, Hawaii
Car: Too many cars
guys running rear adapters
Does anyone here have a problem with their rear end swaying or drifting while driving. Or tracking. Its like im hydroplaning on dry ground. Like when i hit groves in the road or painted lines. What could be the problem?
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,813
Likes: 110
From: Central NJ
Car: 86 Trans Am
Engine: 408 stroker sbc
Transmission: TKO600
Axle/Gears: Moser full floater m9, 3:70 trutrac
Re: guys running rear adapters
Properly installed Adapters wont cause this. You have other issues. Check for loose bolts and bad suspension bushings
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,340
Likes: 2
From: Montreal, Canada
Car: 1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z28
Engine: TPI 310ci (LB9)
Transmission: Custom Rebuilt 700R4 - 2600 Stall
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, 3.73 Eaton Limited-Slip
Re: guys running rear adapters
It's possible that is caused from wider wheels/tires.. Did you installed wider wheels/tires with the adapters? Wider wheels/tires will cause your car to follow the uneven road surfaces even more often.. Does it happen at speed or all the time? Does it happen on flat surfaces or just uneven surfaces?
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,340
Likes: 2
From: Montreal, Canada
Car: 1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z28
Engine: TPI 310ci (LB9)
Transmission: Custom Rebuilt 700R4 - 2600 Stall
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, 3.73 Eaton Limited-Slip
Re: guys running rear adapters
1: Did you torque the bolts on your adapters properly? Recheck them all just to be sure.
2: I assume that it just happens all the time.. It's possible that it's because of the wider tires, they tend to follow the grooves alot more.. Is your car lowered? Rear end centered? If not, you can get an adjustable panhard bar to re-center it which is what typically happens when you lower these cars (some people have reported that their stock height cars aren't perfectly centered as well).
3: What are your alignment specs?
4: LCA and PHB bushings are all intact?
The problem may have been there before, and possible more pronounced with the wider tires.. Hard to tell..
2: I assume that it just happens all the time.. It's possible that it's because of the wider tires, they tend to follow the grooves alot more.. Is your car lowered? Rear end centered? If not, you can get an adjustable panhard bar to re-center it which is what typically happens when you lower these cars (some people have reported that their stock height cars aren't perfectly centered as well).
3: What are your alignment specs?
4: LCA and PHB bushings are all intact?
The problem may have been there before, and possible more pronounced with the wider tires.. Hard to tell..
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 735
Likes: 7
From: San Diego, CA
Car: 89 GTA
Engine: 6.0L Procharged
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: 4.10
Re: guys running rear adapters
Several things cause this issue called "tramlining". Lower profile tires, softer tires, harder sidewalls, wider tires. Anything that doesn't allow the tire to conform to the uneven surface will make this issue worse. You can't beat the ride you get from stock sized tires!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
1992rs/ss
Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
16
Jan 28, 2016 09:58 PM
86IROC112
Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
4
Aug 17, 2015 02:00 PM







