[MR2] steering play after new struts

[Dave A.]

By any chance did you install the front strut tops backwards?  That  
would do it.

Dave A.


On Nov 24, 2008, at 10:37 PM, Kurt Krueger wrote:

>>> I just got new koni's put on my mkii non-turbo yesterday, but now  
>>> there is
>>> a bunch of play in the steering. It used to be that if you thought  
>>> of
>>> moving the steering wheel, the car turned. Now you really have to  
>>> move it
>>> some. Anyone got any idea of what the shop might have done to mess  
>>> this
>>> up? I had them put in caster/camber kits so it could be adjusted if
>>> needed.
>
> FWIW .. some time ago I had new tires installed on the rear of my 88  
> SC.
> The car became a serious rut follower, it took quite a bit of force  
> to get
> the car to move out of a rut, and then when it did, it would jump  
> over about
> 1/2 a lane.  Pretty spooky.  Getting the matching tires installed on  
> the
> front cured the problem.
>
> Bottom line ... front or rear can have a marked effect on handling.
>
>
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