just got my first Z (1991 TT Import) when driving on a straight road get a vibration (can only notice if you are the driver) also on a dual carriageway in the wet cant do more than 50-60 mph as hit slight ammount of surface water the back and front swerve. i know these are a little wild in the wet but this happens even without my foot on throttle.

 

thanks for your help bjorn

fooked suspesion would be my guess, maybe worn hicas arms.. i'm sure some one who know's more than me will be along in a bit..

 

Neil

maybe tracking out?

got the bills for new hicas arms they were done last year. will get tracking and balancing done this week. also when i get to 120mph the speedo drops to 0 is this easy to fix? cheers

I had similar symptoms and it was a knackered rear shock absorber. Replaced it and all was well. Try the "bounce test" to see if the rear shocks are working correctly

 

HTH

 

Steve :)

also forgot when aircon and heater off and windows are down get gassy smell inside appart from this the car is sweet as a nut took me 4 months to find TT man in good cond

 

cheers

No-one mentioned possible propshaft vibration?

No-one mentioned possible propshaft vibration?

first sight of it and i thought that, but i would check out the rear shockers, as cybernet has said, worth a quick check, if you push down on each corner check for rebound, if its heistant to return then its a sign the shocks are buggered, normally any leaks coming from the piston region on the shock also suggests, they need replacing.

hicas arms/rear track out normally causes it to skip out over bumps

hicas arms/rear track out normally causes it to skip out over bumps

 

so can ****ed rear shocks.

hope you get the problem fixed bud but just be careful with that dodgy suspension/shocks/hicas/whatever, as too many Zs have been planted over the months and most of them were in good nick.

cheers will check all these things thanks for your help.

bjorn