AndyG
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Help i need the forums collective knowledge !
Having run my 06 QP for just over 14 months now (had a 4200 before) and gone through the pain of a clutch replacement and then a gearbox rebuild in the same month (ouch) i have been enjoying the car to the point that i'm now finding the Skyhook ride and handling is not the best, i have also developed a slight knock on the rear suspension, the same on both sides to which two indi's and one main dealer can replicate, but not pin point it.
To date i have done the following:
1/ Damper top mounts both sides.
2/ Changed both rear dampers for good used.
3/ Bottom damper bushes.
4/ Anti roll bar chassis mounts.
5/ Drop links.
6/ Track control arms (Warranty re-call)
7/ bottom wishbone rubbers.
8/ New wheels 20" Tridents.
9/ New tyres.
10/ Geometry done twice.
11/ checked all ball joints to many times, and still cant find any play.
The handling of the car i feel is very twitchy and even after the geometry being done twice i feel it has bump steer from the rear, however on changing the rear dampers this seems a little better. The knock is there all of the time and can be heard rather than felt on the slightest of road imperfection, its worse on road joints ie the concrete section on the M42 near Solihull.
My questions to the forum are as follows :
1/ Has anybody had handling issues as described and what is the cure ?
2/ Anybody had knocking rear suspension on their QP and what was the cure?
3/ Does anybody know the part numbers for the Bilstein dampers as fitted to the 07 GTS and will they fit my 06 Exec GT (Eurospares were very vague when asked)?
4/ Can anybody recommend a good geometry center near Birmingham ?
Please help if you can, as i'm getting very disheartened !
Andy
Having run my 06 QP for just over 14 months now (had a 4200 before) and gone through the pain of a clutch replacement and then a gearbox rebuild in the same month (ouch) i have been enjoying the car to the point that i'm now finding the Skyhook ride and handling is not the best, i have also developed a slight knock on the rear suspension, the same on both sides to which two indi's and one main dealer can replicate, but not pin point it.
To date i have done the following:
1/ Damper top mounts both sides.
2/ Changed both rear dampers for good used.
3/ Bottom damper bushes.
4/ Anti roll bar chassis mounts.
5/ Drop links.
6/ Track control arms (Warranty re-call)
7/ bottom wishbone rubbers.
8/ New wheels 20" Tridents.
9/ New tyres.
10/ Geometry done twice.
11/ checked all ball joints to many times, and still cant find any play.
The handling of the car i feel is very twitchy and even after the geometry being done twice i feel it has bump steer from the rear, however on changing the rear dampers this seems a little better. The knock is there all of the time and can be heard rather than felt on the slightest of road imperfection, its worse on road joints ie the concrete section on the M42 near Solihull.
My questions to the forum are as follows :
1/ Has anybody had handling issues as described and what is the cure ?
2/ Anybody had knocking rear suspension on their QP and what was the cure?
3/ Does anybody know the part numbers for the Bilstein dampers as fitted to the 07 GTS and will they fit my 06 Exec GT (Eurospares were very vague when asked)?
4/ Can anybody recommend a good geometry center near Birmingham ?
Please help if you can, as i'm getting very disheartened !
Andy