1981-1987 Regal crabwalk?

[kustomkyle]

I wasn't sure if this was a common thing or not. I never knew my '86 did, but one day I followed it in another car and noticed I could see the drivers side as it was driving straight. Also, if anyone has ever seen the video of a green 81-83 (converted to manual trans) that goes down the dragstrip it also favors one side. Were these cars just set up that way or is there a problem somewhere? I never noticed a Cutlass or Monte Carlo doing this.

 

[dream on mcss]

Sounds like your car is dog tracking. That's when your rear axle isn't pointed straight on your frame so your car goes down the road sideways. A 4 wheel alignment will fix that.

 

[kustomkyle]

Ok, makes sense. Just weird that the Regals tend to have more suspension problems than others. Maybe it's just the base suspension cars? Will be upgrading everything to F-41 spec in the future.

 

[dream on mcss]

That is kind of wierd haha, I wonder what made the axle out of alignment on a coil spring rear end. Maybe the control arm is bent?

 

[All Motor Boys]

a tweaked frame could cause that problem. check all suspension components and get the thrust angle checked on an alignment rack

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

Ok, makes sense. Just weird that the Regals tend to have more suspension problems than others. Maybe it's just the base suspension cars? Will be upgrading everything to F-41 spec in the future.

Maybe because most Regals are missing several body mount bushings?

 

[Bar50]

Control arm bushings are worn out....body bushings, not all of them installed on most cars short of Turbo cars.

If you add any power, the frame and body with out all the bushings will tweak the frames on these cars as well.


Sometimes, its from a previous wreck.