2004-2007 Cadillac CTS-V General DiscussionDiscuss everything about the first generation Cadillac CTS-V that does NOT fall into either the Performance or Appearance Modification category.
I've been having a handling issue the past little bit. My car seems to jump around on the road a whenever the it hits the slightest of bumps. If its a consistently uneven road, it is all over the place side to side. I havn't put it in the ditch yet but sometimes it gets a little scary, and i'm not taking it much past highway speeds now. There is no pull on the steering wheel whatsoever. It is jerky enough to shift your whole body side to side in your seat though.
The dealer told me this was how all CTS' were. I dont believe him becuase my car never used to do that.
If your running the Goodyear F1s, they seem to hunt a bit when they are worn. Check your tires.
Actually my rears are bald (11,500 miles - horrible). The car is at the dealer right now getting new rears, the Axle hop bushings installed and the recent Rear Diff fluid change TSB.
Was getting .9-.95 g's on corners... but i dont think i know the limits of the car yet.
I have the same thing happen to my car - pressure is fine etc etc. When I go over several bumps I get a very significant "shimmy" like the tires are shifting left to right or something.....Its wierd. I have no idea what its from. Maybe the ww spacers...Im running eibachs.
Do you have a stock suspension and wheels? Stock alignment/camber settings? Cars with wider wheels tend to track into the hills and valleys of uneven roads. I have to stay on top of steering all the time w/ the more aggressive suspension setup I'm running.
Actually my rears are bald (11,500 miles - horrible). The car is at the dealer right now getting new rears, the Axle hop bushings installed and the recent Rear Diff fluid change TSB.
Was getting .9-.95 g's on corners... but i dont think i know the limits of the car yet.
What you describe sounds like what runflats do. When I had runflats and would drive over grooved pavement the car would dance all over. It went away when I got non-runflats.
I have the same thing happen to my car - pressure is fine etc etc. When I go over several bumps I get a very significant "shimmy" like the tires are shifting left to right or something.....Its wierd. I have no idea what its from. Maybe the ww spacers...Im running eibachs.
Had eibachs with spacers and mine was all over the road with any bumps. I was informed a good alignment would take care of the problem, but sold them before I had a chance to do it.
What you describe sounds like what runflats do. When I had runflats and would drive over grooved pavement the car would dance all over. It went away when I got non-runflats.
Damn... just bought two more for the rears. When you went to non-runflats, did you carry a spare?
I have run both runflats and non-runflats and never had a problem. If you put stiffer springs and have runflats there is a good chance the car will dart side to side. Tires are actually springs. When you have runflats the sidewalls are very stiff, increasing spring rate. Then if you add stiffer springs with the runflats you are greatly increasing the springrates. If you added stiffer springs you may want to go to non-runflats to get somewhere in between.
