Unsafe feeling at high speeds

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Dec 16, 2002

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Unsafe feeling at high speeds

Maybe cuz it's raining these days, but i really feel unsafe in my car at anything over 80 mph. i have a hard time controlling my car with the steering wheel sometimes. My car just feels unstable. and all i did was drop my car. anyone else got this problem?

Dec 16, 2002

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Perhaps you need to balance and rotate your wheels.

My car feels rock solid even at 110mph

Dec 16, 2002

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If your on stock tires that could be part of the problem.. mine came with some crappy Firestone's that dont cut through standing water very good. At 65mph my car hydroplanes when I hit a puddle. Not good or safe..

Dec 16, 2002

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Remember, what we are driving is a $15-16000 car, not a beamer. I had the same problem, wider tires, lowering and strut bars somewhat help but don't expect too much... (IMO)

Dec 17, 2002

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Straight as an arrow at 110+

You probably just have a toe problem. Did you get an alignment after your drop? I dropped mine recently too and the suspension feels hella tight [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] No problems at all but what I hear is that it can vary greatly from car to car. I cant wait to put my shocks and camber in. I will get my alignment done after I install all that.

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None of the above. Your car has a defective steering rack...there's too much freeplay in the geartrain. An alignment won't fix it cuz the momemt you drive off the alignment will be fvuked again.

Same thing happened to mine. Good luck getting Honda to fix this one.