Sway bars aren't going to really help you for straight line stuff. You're going to need someone to go on a ride with you or have someone else drive your car.

 

Wouldnt it make my overall ride more stiff though?

 

Not in a straight line. The straight line stiffness would be determined by your shocks, struts, springs and tires (essentially the items connecting directly down on the road). The way bars in that configuration are not having any (or would have minimal) forces applied to them so they are not adding to the rigidity.

For a Factory alignment that could really be all over the place. The factory range could be "within spec" but give you a very weird driving setup if it is not set evenly across both sides. Without the specific numbers it would be hard to tell.

Also, is it 32 PSI right now or when is the last time that was checked? Tires typically will lose ~ 1 PSI a month normally. However, if one tire is lower or higher than the others it can affect the driving conditions of the car.

Has the car ever been in any accidents? It is possible that something is worn out, broken, slipping or damaged if the car becomes unsettled randomly.

 

No actual accidents. Some lady was stupid in a garage and kind of hit my car lightly but it didn't do any damage at all. If sway bars aren't going to help much than I think tomorrow I'll go to rbms and ask them to check it out for me before I buy parts

 

As for psi I haven't checked this month but I will do today and post. Last month it was still 32

 

Come to the Wed. meet next week and have someone get a ride in/drive your car.

 

Sounds good, if anyone is interested in helping out thatll be great! Regardless suspension is getting upgraded but I want to know whats wrong because it only happens when I am driving in higher speeds like 60-65 freeway speeds.. so if anyone is interested in taking a quick spin to help me out let me know

 

There should be more than a few of us willing to help you out.

Something just came to mind: do you happen to feel a lot of vibration in the steering wheel at higher speeds?

 

No real vibrations but I should also mention that this being my first Scoobie coming from german cars.. I am use to a more stiffer wheel and the car not moving at all unless I do so. It could be because im not use to it or it could be because something is wrong.. so next meet ill grab a couple people to drive my car and let me know their opinions and what to do. Tomorrow I plan to visit RBMS to check out the place and while I drive over there I will make sure to feel for vibrations and post back.

 

Make sure you let someone who knows how to drive , to drive your car. Also theres no point in letting them drive it, if they do not know what they are looking for. Better for a shop to do it and help you troubleshoot since they got a lift and other equipment to take a precise look.

 

Don't you have warranty?

 

Yeah I was thinking of going to RBMS tomorrow and getting it checked out quickly and talking to them about some suspension upgrades regardless. I do long commutes to school and I notice these small things at times ... When I take my car out for a drive tomorrow I will make a list of things that I am noticing and report to RBMS as well as here. If someone was to drive my car I would want them to have the same car as mine year wise like '11-'13.

 

I do but now that I have my intake and new map I dont really want to pull it in to the dealership haha. Plus they are slow!

 

There is only about 2 people I know that has 11'-13' and I would trust to know what they are inspecting on car knowledge. Only one of them is on this forum.


I will be at RBMS tomorrow morning, so maybe Ill see you and provide some insight.

 

What time you going? I have to travel like 15-20 to get there haha

Do any of your friends go to the meet?