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rice · 09-11-2005, 03:23 PM

hey guys, im just wondering if you guys experience any swarving on the highway on your corolla? my 94 dx is about 2300-2400 lbs, and when i drive it on the highway, and its a little windy out, my car would tend to swarv from side to side and the steering wheel becomes a little light and harder to control. Is anybody else experiencing this on their light weight car as well? OR does weight matter when traveling on the highway at high speeds? and one more question, which would you rather have, a car that weights 2000 lbs and has around 200 hp, or a car that weights 3000 lbs and has about 300 hp?

karugs · 09-11-2005, 03:48 PM

Yes weight affects it. Wind can easily push you. Our '92 feels like that at 1,100kg.

I'd rather have a 3000lb car that has 300HP. Heck, I have a 3500lb car with 120HP, 170lb-ft. Windy highways aren't much of a problem to me.

I'd imagine my brother-in-law's Saturn SL1 to be much worse on windy days.

Williams · 09-11-2005, 05:14 PM

Worn strurs can cause this floating/wandering sensation

***Tercel GTS*** · 09-11-2005, 06:06 PM

My Tercel used to do that also, a rear spoiler stopped it.

dlichterman · 09-11-2005, 06:19 PM

yeah my 98 seems to float a little going 75 MPH.....and my struts are prety worn

TokyoRacer · 09-11-2005, 06:25 PM

My car for some reason has the rear slide out more often then it should aswell as it wandering on the highway a bit. so I might buy a big aluminum wing for ym 1990 corolla.

karugs · 09-11-2005, 06:32 PM

Let me just correct the above statements. If you're on the highway and there's NO wind and you feel that floating sensation then it's indeed worn struts. But if there's wind, it's normal to feel that swerving. Even new Corollas I saw alongside me were swerving left and right (slightly, within their respective lanes).

***REN69*** · 09-11-2005, 06:36 PM

My car doesn't do any of these things... probably cuz of lowered suspension and better struts though. It does feel different in windy situations, but not as bad though.

TokyoRacer · 09-11-2005, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by REN69

My car doesn't do any of these things... probably cuz of lowered suspension and better struts though. It does feel different in windy situations, but not as bad though.

Yeah mines jsut in the wind it wobbles, but It does oversteer a bit mroe thne I'd like (I'm probably a horrible driver) but I really wanna jsutify to ymself a CF wing.

drift_ae86_91 · 09-11-2005, 07:05 PM

try drivin behind a tractor trailer, all that dirty air

oh man, fun shit

TokyoRacer · 09-11-2005, 08:01 PM

^^ Oh crap i really hate that my car goes all over the palce then. lol.

Cavi Mike · 09-11-2005, 08:17 PM

My Corolla is the least stable car at speed I've ever driven. Wind is terrible. Makes driving with your knee a little more difficult. heh

dlichterman · 09-12-2005, 12:47 AM

i hear that some sort of strut bar across the front is supposed to help with that.....is there anything that I can do OTHER than the struts....cause thats kinda expensive

edit: something like this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-02...QQcmdZViewItem

polo708 · 09-13-2005, 01:27 PM

nope, wont help with floating. Like said... you will need a lower suspension, tighter shocks, or even a rear spoiler. the strut brace will only help during cornering.

crockdaddy420 · 09-13-2005, 03:54 PM

Got a 4af manual that is light as shit, probally cause of the rust too. The thing is all over the place on the highway, pretty much only when there is wind, dosen't help that my alignment is off as well, steering wheel is like 1/3 to my left, not fun. I love my little rolla though.