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Old 07-07-2017, 05:25 PM   #1
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Camaro Fish Tailing under Hard Acceleration

Anyone else experiencing the ZL1 sort of fish tailing at high speeds. Seems any variation in the steering wheel it wants to over compensate and it's pretty scary to get back in line.

I experienced this on my 1st road trip when passing someone on a two lane road. Not WOT or anything just a normal pass at 60+ mpg. The person behind me even mentioned later that my back end got a bit squirly and I blamed it on uneven pavement which is was uneven. But that's what seems to kick it in to being unstable. Any slight change in the steering wheel. I can't even stay in one lane because trying to get back in my lane would cause over correction and just get worse.

So this trip was to the drag strip and I noticed right off on the big end of the track it was very unstable and un-nerving at the same time. Seemed like I could get out of control very easily. Of course I tried all different modes and all the same.

Fast forward a couple months until now and getting ready for the Fest. I hadn't thought a lot about it until I got some drag radials put on my 18" Weld wheels and tried them out. It seemed to be even worse.. so much so that I doubt I'll even make a run on the drag strip unless I can figure this thing out. DRs are back off and just bringing stock tires/wheels now. Not even going to mess with it and will be too busy anyway.

My thoughts are something in the suspension is loose and soon as a variation in the pavement or adjustment in steering happens it starts to get out of control. I'll have Pete take a look at the fest but not holding my breath that anything can be fixed at that point.

Also, when at the Drag strip in April I sort of wrote it off to the feel of eLSD kicking in and this could also be the case. If so, not good because is scary as hell. The safest way to reproduce seems to be around 65 mph and move the steering wheel back and forth. It doesn't take much to feel completely out of control. Again, I've turned all nannies off, tried different sport modes. Gone just straight sport or tour and no difference.

2025 UPDATE from JRE: (see end of thread) https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...php?p=11467059

Just wondering if any one else experienced this.

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