The dreaded drag radial wobble

novassdude · 06-16-2023, 09:20 AM

do you have radials front and back? Mixing them made my car drive terrible on the top end.

Mike Pearson · 06-16-2023, 09:43 AM

Anti roll bar might help with the 4 link. Try running the same pressure in the radial as the bias for a staring point. I run mine a 12 psi and have minimal problems with the wobble. Make sure everything is tight in the suspension and no slop or loose bolts. Radials need to dead hook. No wheel speed as some call it.

kevinlc · 06-16-2023, 10:30 AM

I do have bias front tires. There on a four inch wide wheel and an anti roll bar in the rear. Front end was setup for racing but that was a long time ago and I don’t remember the specifics.

Dyno · 06-16-2023, 01:44 PM

Like said above - anti roll bar does wonders. A must have with big radial tires.

kevinlc · 06-16-2023, 03:00 PM

I do have an anti roll bar. It’s not helping.

kirk · 06-18-2023, 05:31 PM

I had a similar problem on my old third gen Camaro...... put a steering stabilizer on it and never happened again. I had to make some mounts, but wasn't to much trouble. I don't remember what the original application was for the steering stabilizer, but it looked like a standard shock.

Dave Casey · 06-19-2023, 08:58 PM

Don't know if a steering damper is the fix, but the commonly used one is from and old VW bug , and make your own mounts for it

dragracedr · 06-23-2023, 07:47 AM

how wide are the wheels the OP is using?

06-16-2023, 09:20 AM	#1
novassdude Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: usa Posts: 751 Likes: 204 Liked 136 Times in 49 Posts	Re: The dreaded drag radial wobble do you have radials front and back? Mixing them made my car drive terrible on the top end.

06-16-2023, 09:43 AM	#2
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,435 Likes: 608 Liked 1,903 Times in 571 Posts	Re: The dreaded drag radial wobble Anti roll bar might help with the 4 link. Try running the same pressure in the radial as the bias for a staring point. I run mine a 12 psi and have minimal problems with the wobble. Make sure everything is tight in the suspension and no slop or loose bolts. Radials need to dead hook. No wheel speed as some call it. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

06-16-2023, 10:30 AM	#3
kevinlc Junior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The dreaded drag radial wobble I do have bias front tires. There on a four inch wide wheel and an anti roll bar in the rear. Front end was setup for racing but that was a long time ago and I don’t remember the specifics.

06-16-2023, 01:44 PM	#4
Dyno Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 910 Likes: 1,122 Liked 673 Times in 200 Posts	Re: The dreaded drag radial wobble Like said above - anti roll bar does wonders. A must have with big radial tires.

06-16-2023, 03:00 PM	#5
kevinlc Junior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The dreaded drag radial wobble I do have an anti roll bar. It’s not helping.

06-18-2023, 05:31 PM	#6
kirk Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Kalamazoo Michigan Posts: 34 Likes: 2 Liked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: The dreaded drag radial wobble I had a similar problem on my old third gen Camaro...... put a steering stabilizer on it and never happened again. I had to make some mounts, but wasn't to much trouble. I don't remember what the original application was for the steering stabilizer, but it looked like a standard shock.

06-19-2023, 08:58 PM	#7
Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,197 Likes: 233 Liked 769 Times in 162 Posts	Re: The dreaded drag radial wobble Don't know if a steering damper is the fix, but the commonly used one is from and old VW bug , and make your own mounts for it __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK

06-23-2023, 07:47 AM	#8
dragracedr Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 16 Likes: 3 Liked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Re: The dreaded drag radial wobble how wide are the wheels the OP is using?