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fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:56 pm

seems when i drive 85/95/100. that the car bounce lot. not like up and down but like jumping side to side as a slight sway, i am wonder what i can do, possible new stiffer shocks?

djape1977 · Post by **djape1977** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:52 am

start with simple things. maybe the tyres are not so round anymore?

narfire · Post by **narfire** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:23 pm

If you have wide tires and there is a crown on the lane you are in, you will/can get the car to pull side to side.

maytag · Post by **maytag** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:25 pm

narfire wrote:If you have wide tires and there is a crown on the lane you are in, you will/can get the car to pull side to side.

especially a lightweight car, like ours.
and especially if your car's been lowered and not re-aligned properly (like mine

)

dmwhiteoak · Post by **dmwhiteoak** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:15 pm

I'm thinking the biggest problem is the weight. I have noticed that at high speeds mine wants to drift from siide to side. My car is not lowered at all and it feels as if I'm riding on a pocket of air. Smooth as a baby's *## but drifting. Maybe we need to find a spoiler or something to retro fit to the spider to keep it planted. Or just slow down but where is the fun in that?

TX82FIAT · Post by **TX82FIAT** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:53 pm

Do you have the air dam/spoiler on the front. For years i thought that thing did nothing. i installed one for looks and at highway speeds, Texas 85 MPH outsde Austin, I could feel a little difference in downforce. i also lowered the car but you can't tell because the new springs brought it back up to about the same ride height as the old worn ones.

I bounce around a little as well at high speeds. Try driving one of the 70's era 500's all out on a highway where there are little bumps in the road. The car actually lifts and lands in a very scary way. you get that "I'm going to die chill down your spine" and tend to slow down very very quickly.

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:43 pm

maybe it is just to slow down lol. save lives

81SPIDERMATT · Post by **81SPIDERMATT** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:09 am

SPOILER

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:42 am

i am not sure what size engine yet, still working on that with photos and showing , but 105 is not to fast for that car, i figured id top off at 120 at least. OH WELL

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:54 pm

replacing all the bushing and rubber suspension parts would be a good ideal you would be surprised at how much
play some of the worn out stuff might have . I changed everything on 1 fiat I owned all the parts replaced with
brand new, what a difference in the feel of the car on the road .

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:30 pm

Daniel wrote:replacing all the bushing and rubber suspension parts would be a good ideal you would be surprised at how much
play some of the worn out stuff might have . I changed everything on 1 fiat I owned all the parts replaced with
brand new, what a difference in the feel of the car on the road .

THAT is being done in my 80 as we speak

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