Radial wobble

[merrill 2733]

Anybody have any ideas on getting rid of this unwanted (scary) problem on a super stocker 110 inch wheelbase. Had hoosier '|s on it for 15 passes & i could not take it anymore, terrible wobble half track on, and not bad every pass , but real bad others. Any ideas guys would be much appreciated,,,, p.s car is 66 chevy two,,,,,,,,thanks in advance,,,,,,merrill

[billy leber]

I tried at Indy one year to put very tall front tires with low air pressure on my car and it was horrible , wobble wise . Never had a problem at all before. I have heard wider rims help with radials as well .

[Kenny McCoy]

I had it real bad in Reynolds with new radials, adjusted front shocks (tight) fixed my problem.

[Dyno]

Do you have a rear anti-sway bar? If not, add one. Dyno

[Jim Storms]

Anti roll, good shocks, shock adjustment, Phoenix Radial worked for me.

[Ed Wright]

When I first tried Hoosier radials, and went with the widest wheel width they reccomended for their tires. I discovered radial wobble. Since I went to 1.5" to 2" wider wheels I have never seen it again. More air, more stable and the car hooks harder. I have found no down side. Presently I use MT & GY, same results. No more wobble. No rear sway bar, doesn't matter where I set the shocks.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by merrill 2733

Anybody have any ideas on getting rid of this unwanted (scary) problem on a super stocker 110 inch wheelbase. Had hoosier '|s on it for 15 passes & i could not take it anymore, terrible wobble half track on, and not bad every pass , but real bad others. Any ideas guys would be much appreciated,,,, p.s car is 66 chevy two,,,,,,,,thanks in advance,,,,,,merrill

Hey Merrill
I had bad wobble the first time I tries radials. So bad I took them off and put bias back on. When I put the radial back on I put the air pressure low like the bias. No wobble. Now I run about 11-11.5 lbs in my tires. The only time I get some wobble is when the car spins a bit and the tires can't catch up. The worst track is Gainsville for some weird reason. I run my rear shocks loose. I have Hoosiers now.

[SSDA Hemi]

Tighten the compression on the front shocks and the extension on the rear shocks.

Also heard the phoenix are just as good as the MT's without the wobble, but haven't tried them. I always had my shocks set to those specs and it never was/ is a problem. Santhuff shocks.

[MrWendy'sJr]

Anti sway bar. 1st pass on a radial was worse then the time I had a front tire go down just past half track. With the bar in its a smooth ride. Nail in tire I ran it out. Didn't know anything was wrong till I got back to the trailer. Just thought it was a bad track. Picked up a screw in the lanes. With the radials I thought the car was going to flip over and let off at half track. Dad thought the same thing standing at the starting line.

[Ronnie Smith Jr]

For some cars, the front suspensions are the weak spot. Look at your tie rod ends. Are they the factory 40 year old tie rod ends? Even if they have been replaced, they can still flex to the point the car can pitch rotate.

Gary Wisecarver took care of this on our Camaro by utilizing a larger OD center link and round tube chromemoly as tie rods with heim joints. Pretty much took care of the wobble. We used Afco DA shocks for the front and Santhuff DA for the rear.

I understand the Eddie Rezac has a very good solution for the Chevy IIs.