Re: squirmy suspension

[Paul Hanley <credere@worldnet.att.net>]

Hmm, do tie rods do that to a car guys? 

Regards,
Paul Hanley

>Been meaning to post this for a while and finally getting around tuit...
>
>The suspension on my '86.5 16V is, well, squirmy.  You know that squirm you 
>feel when driving over a metal grille bridge on a motorcycle??  Kinda feels
>like that.  
>
>History: I bought the car a couple of months ago with 98k miles on it, with 
>Bilsteins of unknown age and some strange springs that the previous owner 
>warned me to ditch pronto, which I did.  I had new H&R's installed by 
>VW Specialties.  Ron Wood proclaimed the Bilsteins to be "fine".  Also had 
>an alignment done and 2 bent rims fixed.  So, all should be well, right?  
>It's much better, but it squirms - particularly noticeable on on- and
>offramps.  
>I'm pretty certain it's not the tires, I have decent P700Z's with about 50% 
>left on them.  Tire pressure is fine.  It's nothing I can put a finger on.
>
>Ideas?  Suspension parts of some kind??  I'm systematically making this car
>100% right and I'd like to get this fixed before moving on to the next part
>of the project (interior & shift linkage bushings).
>
>--
>Kevin Collins
>Huntington Beach, CA
>'86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
>'97 GTI VR6
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