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Old 04-09-2025, 12:59 AM   #1
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Front suspension feel weird

This is my third season doing hpde with my Camaro SS. The first track day of the season, I felt a weird sensation during hard high speed corners. The front end would grip, then lose grip, grip then lose grip during a steady state turn. In the corner it feels like the front oscillatesmaybe half a second of grip, then loses grip then grips again and repeats until I'm out of the corner. It makes the front end bounce a bit and also goes into understeer for those brief moments of less grip. Any idea what's going on here? I have not made suspension changes other than an alignment before the track day. Brand new tires, rotors, proper pressure and lug nut torque. I'm lost. Wheels were balanced too. Maybe I damaged something from curbing or a pothole? Suspension looked fine from under the car and the alignment guy didn't report any issues before the track day. I confirmed the behavior when an instructor took my car out. I can't replicate it unless I'm cornering hard, which isn't happening on the street.
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Old 04-09-2025, 11:40 AM   #2
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I'm curious if you have any mods? All stock? Tire size too? Nannies on or off? I'd definitely inspect the whole front end first.
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Old 04-09-2025, 01:38 PM   #3
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Do you have MRC? A 2016 is getting long in the tooth, and MRC shocks aren't as durable as standard ones, failure or partial failure isn't unlikely after 8 to 9 years.
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Old 04-09-2025, 04:03 PM   #4
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Double check your toe rods. I had the bolt on the knuckle end loosen up a bit. That caused just enough wiggle to induce an oscillation during sustained cornering. If you just had an alignment they probably adjusted the toe and thus loosened the bolts.

Edit: I should mention mine occurred on the rear toe rod. But it gave a similar sensation as you are describing.

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Old 04-13-2025, 08:51 PM   #5
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Double check your toe rods. I had the bolt on the knuckle end loosen up a bit. That caused just enough wiggle to induce an oscillation during sustained cornering. If you just had an alignment they probably adjusted the toe and thus loosened the bolts.

Edit: I should mention mine occurred on the rear toe rod. But it gave a similar sensation as you are describing.
Thanks, this is probably it. Maybe I should order all new bolts.
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