i bought another evo a while back , the steering on this thing is way to sensetive ,you barely touch the wheel and it turns.

is this just an alignment issue with toe ? or did they change something in the suspension ?

at high speeds if you hit a little bump and the wheel shakes abit to the right or left , if your not careful it will shoot you into the other lane .

 

sounds like you need an alignment.

 

which evo is it ?

 

its a evo 9 .

 

so all it is , is a alignment issue ? the car was used in autocrossing here and there, so i guess they have it set up to to turn quickly.

is it just the toe ?

if its just an alignment issue then its fine, i was thinking that it they may had changed a compenent or something in the front .

 

This was a common complaint for the magazine editors, they said that it was too sensitive for daily driving. This is a good thing for track and autox though. You may be able to dial it out a bit with an alignment, but it will still be super sensitive.

 

I can say for sure what the problem is, but an alignment is the best place to start.

 

i had a evo 9 mr previously with just lowering springs and that was just perfect, steering was not even close to beeing sensetive as my current evo.

here are the suspension mods on the car.

Muellerized skunk2 coilovers
Whiteline rca
Whiteline rear trailing arm bushings
Whiteline rear bump steer kit
25mm rear anti roll bar

 

im going to start with an alignment and see how that goes. thanks.

 

An alignment is certainly a good place to start and might be the problem, but I have also found that the factory tires (Yokohama) get very darty as they approach their end of life.

 

not running the yokos right now , but yes you are right you can always tell when they need to be changed.

 

I don't know if you have had it aligned yet, but the rear should be set with just a touch of toe-in. Camber can be -2.0 or -1.8 degrees. The rear somewhat depends upon what you set the front at. Idealy the rear should be two tenths of a degree more positive than the front if you want rotation. The front has no adjustment for caster, but camber can be changed by rotating the top strut bolts 180 degrees (after loosening the botom bolts). Usually they will not be equal which ever way you set them. There is not a real factory spec for front camber. I generally set it for max negative, but some people are concerned that it will result in inner tire wear. In any case set front toe to zero.

A good alignment tech will check for tie rod play and ball joint play, but some you have to remind/ask.

Good luck with finding the root cause.

 

havent had it aligned yet , have some stupid weather up here. but thanks for the tips.

 

Update? i'm sure you've had your alignment by now!