charles06
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JDUB,
If you have not gotten an alignment yet, and are still experiencing that darting feeling, most likely your toe is out of spec. I've driven sports cars as much as trucks over the years, and you can feel more of the alignment changes with sports cars.
If your toe is in a bit, then you hit a bump, it will push the toe out, essentially turning the vehicle the other way, causing the car/truck to dart. Setting the toe closest to zero makes a vehicle more neutral. Setting the toe in will cause a faster, more responsive turn-in, but you will feel the bumps move the car more.
Now, you might be thinking that even if the toe is set to zero, won't it still bounce out when you hit a bump mid-corner? Well yes, but you start the corner in a neutral position, so mid-corner bumps are not felt as much.
Hope this helps and makes sense.
Charles
If you have not gotten an alignment yet, and are still experiencing that darting feeling, most likely your toe is out of spec. I've driven sports cars as much as trucks over the years, and you can feel more of the alignment changes with sports cars.
If your toe is in a bit, then you hit a bump, it will push the toe out, essentially turning the vehicle the other way, causing the car/truck to dart. Setting the toe closest to zero makes a vehicle more neutral. Setting the toe in will cause a faster, more responsive turn-in, but you will feel the bumps move the car more.
Now, you might be thinking that even if the toe is set to zero, won't it still bounce out when you hit a bump mid-corner? Well yes, but you start the corner in a neutral position, so mid-corner bumps are not felt as much.
Hope this helps and makes sense.
Charles