[ging]

At the moment i'm still on the standard suspension set up , with 17s
The last we weeks my car's handling at low speeds seems to be a little off, it feels a bit like i have a flat tyres, it feels as if the steering is being pulled a little 1 way then a little back the other way. It mostly does it on uneven road surfaces, when i first noticed it i thought it was to do with camber changes on the road surface, but i've noticed it more and more recently.

I've swapped the fronts and back wheels over to rule out a wheel being out of balance, and I've tried adjusting the tyres pressures up and down, i'm going to take it to a garage to get the wheels aligned but i am wondering what else it could be

I'm wondering what else it could be,
power steering pump starting to go?
any other common handling problems?

Could it even be Summer tyres on Winter roads?
This is the first hot hatch I've owned, so not that sure what to expect

 

[Jack]

wishbone bushes is my guess.

There soft as fuck in the first place and are most likley gone.

 

[Marvel Detailing]

yep sounds like what was wrong with mine had bushes replaced problem sorted

 

[Walshe_ian]

yea sounds like the wishbone I had the same problem as you described.

 

[eViL]

I'm in the same boat at the moment. Shopping around locally for a fixed price for fitting some poly bushes.

 

[Maverick]

I would say a mix of bushes are shot on shitty roads with run flats an tram lining.

 

[jayxx83]

when you do your bushes do everything else as it would have exacerbated the wear on all the ball joints. it will drive like new after new inner & outer ball joints, track rods and poly wishbone bushes

 

[Alan16ac]

Mine is doing exactly the same thing!
How much are bushes to replace?

 

[Marvel Detailing]

Mine is doing exactly the same thing!
How much are bushes to replace?

i had mine done monday at 1320 and that was for superflex bushes cost £230 and that included replacing steering wheel rack bush

 

[WHITEY_]

 

[frickinben]

If you're phoning round, IIRC minicraft charge £144 inc vat and fitting for the powerflex wishbone bushes so should help you get a price.

 

[ging]

nice everyone saying bushes, guess it's a very common issue

i'll see if i can have a look into fitting them myself but i doubt they're easy to do, but £144 fitted doesn't sound too bad, could of been a lot worse, although it does mean i changed my wheels round in the rain for nothing

 

[Jack]

the special tool to fit them without dropping the subframe is £100, if you dont have that its probably best to drop the subframe. so 144 sounds like a good price IMO.

 

[frickinben]

nice everyone saying bushes, guess it's a very common issue

i'll see if i can have a look into fitting them myself but i doubt they're easy to do, but £144 fitted doesn't sound too bad, could of been a lot worse, although it does mean i changed my wheels round in the rain for nothing

It's a really good price, plus while you're waiting you can take out one of their courtesy modified MINI's to give you some inspiration in the future for things you might want to change on yours. Don't know how far Portsmouth is from Scaynes Hill though.

 

[lordf]

any vendor who drops the subframe to fit them alone is robbing you of £100 more in labour imo, if the subframe comes out you should also do the ARB and Steering ones and the ball joints.

also stock suspnesions and stock 17's will be 50% of all issues.

 

[ging]

I like my 17s, i didn't are first, they've grown on me though, you don't want to know what i was considering swapping them for

 

[Walshe_ian]

I also had a ball joint go which made it unpleasent to drive and cost a 100 quid to change at 1320

 

[jayxx83]

Also get genuine parts for the ball joints. I have just had a non oem track rod fail after only one year which is a bit annoying. Replacing with oem now.