Shivers when cornering really hard.

[xagna]

When I corner really fast, I feel very weak shivering through my steering wheel and my butt. This happens around clipping point. What is the possible cause and cure?

[KA24DESOneThree]

Imbalance in wheel/tire, loose nut or bolt seems like it could cause a condition like that.

[RedtopTech]

improper strut dampening

[Wiisass]

Are you drifting or gripping? You say clipping point so I'm assuming drift. What's your caster? What's your alignment settings? You need to provide a little more information and then you can get some help instead of people just saying whatever comes to mind first.

[EchoOfSilence]

improper strut dampening
it's damping. we're not wetting our springs here.

[xagna]

Are you drifting or gripping? You say clipping point so I'm assuming drift. What's your caster? What's your alignment settings? You need to provide a little more information and then you can get some help instead of people just saying whatever comes to mind first.

Thanks for trying to help me. I was gripping. What other infos do you need for diagnosis?

Here are my specs.

Megan Coilovers
SPL tension rod
Tein tie rods and tie ends
Motoria RUCA
5mm spacers on the front tires.
Hankook 215/17/45 tires on Falken Azenis wheel 43 offset

I have been dialing alingment with my friend but not sure if we were doing it correctly because the gauges are really old. Could mis alignment be the root of this problem?

[Wiisass]

Well I'm not completely sure what it is right now. I'm guessing since you said it was coming through the steering wheel that's it's coming from the front suspension. So it could be caster or toe settings. Too much caster or uneven caster could cuase the weak shiver.

I would suggest getting a professional alignment. I'm not saying that you and your friend don't know what you're doing, but if you aren't sure the gauges are correct it would be best to have a reliable baseline setup and then you can check your gauges with the printout from the alignment shop.

As long as everything is tight and there's no weird wear on the tires, I would assume the alignment to be the cause. But one more question, has this problem just come up or did it start after the installation of some of those parts? If it just started then it could be from messing with the alignment. But if it's been that way since you put some new parts on, then it could just be better feedback from the contact patch to the steering wheel.

But if you can, I would really just say, get an alignment somewhere. And then see how things are. But then again, if it's not upsetting your driving then it's probably something you could hold off on and maybe just mess around with your alignment at home a little more. But definitely nut and bolt everything.

Let me know if you figure it out or have any other ideas.

[xagna]

Thanks so much. This problem arose since I installed Tein tie rod and tie rod ends. So this is not a problem but an improvement from the new tie rod/end install... I didn't know. Could this shiver be the indication of impanding understeer by any chance? I don't hear my tires screaming though...

[g6civcx]

What wheels are you running? Also, what is your steering angle when you feel the shivering? Is it dpendent on the position of the steering wheel?