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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 04:58 PM
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Also, torque steer does not "Zig-Zag" it pulls one way. It is you that is causing the "Zig-Zag".
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YYZ help by making the rear stiffer under load, so the car does not lift as much at the front, therefore less torque steer. I was not expecting that result, but it proved out in testing.
^this guy.......WINNING

You want tq steer, drive my car. The combo of almost bald tires and roads that are full of ruts make for interesting 2-3 pull. Def a 2 hander <-----(thats what she said)
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 05:10 PM
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I had an issue similar to this. I replaced my control arms and virtually no torque steer at all, even with lots of power.
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Powell Race Parts
YYZ help by making the rear stiffer under load, so the car does not lift as much at the front, therefore less torque steer. I was not expecting that result, but it proved out in testing.
Whats a YYZ?
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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mine does the "zig-zag" whenever WOT on I-90 lol
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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i put my nitto 555 on and has eliminated 99 percent tq steer at 23psi. Used to have to fight with it hard, with stock conti's
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by FasterIsBetter
Whats a YYZ?
Powell's auto-x/road racing springs he just designed

thread here https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/susp...prings-282321/
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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if i hit mine in first with my hand off the wheel it will put me halfway into another lane... even when it had 300 miles on it it would damn near put you in a ditch... idk what you people think is a LOT of tq steer but my SS/TC has always been horrible. my buddies 400hp turbo honda is better...
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by RoadconeTuning
if i hit mine in first with my hand off the wheel it will put me halfway into another lane... even when it had 300 miles on it it would damn near put you in a ditch... idk what you people think is a LOT of tq steer but my SS/TC has always been horrible. my buddies 400hp turbo honda is better...
Yes he's making 400hp, but probably not even 300ftlbs of torque. Turbo Honda's don't make big torque and what they have doesn't come on until high rpms. On a side note my car does the zig zag as well. Especially when I'm not on the highway and I do a 27psi burn up the road in 3rd.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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limiting front end lift and rear end squat helps reduce torque steer. So do rotated mounts, ( powerhop) and spherical control arm bushings ( control arm deflection)
YYZ springs limit rear end squat.
Its still a high torque front driver though, in LNF form. So thats life with a live front axle.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Powell Race Parts
limiting front end lift and rear end squat helps reduce torque steer. So do rotated mounts, ( powerhop) and spherical control arm bushings ( control arm deflection)
YYZ springs limit rear end squat.
Its still a high torque front driver though, in LNF form. So thats life with a live front axle.
Thanks for weighing in on this John!!! Would it be possible to get a quote on the items you listed above and the Hard Core XXX bar???
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by RoadconeTuning
if i hit mine in first with my hand off the wheel it will put me halfway into another lane... even when it had 300 miles on it it would damn near put you in a ditch... idk what you people think is a LOT of tq steer but my SS/TC has always been horrible. my buddies 400hp turbo honda is better...
i love my tires, they kill tq steer its such a nicer drive not having to strong arm it.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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i jus spin and when it finally catches it jus pulls lol
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 68Vette
Thanks for weighing in on this John!!! Would it be possible to get a quote on the items you listed above and the Hard Core XXX bar???
the triple X bar is $275, the rotated mounts I recommend stage 1 for the Turbo, $110.00, the
sphericals are $199, all ship out of Canada; the bar is the expensive part for shipping by volume not by weight, so the others sort of ride for free, should u order all. The YYZ springs ship out of Illinois, really cheap shipping out of CED, I think the price for springs is now 320? Gotta check, they did go up after the first month, when they were 305, but forgive me for not knowing off the top of my head preparing supper on a Monday nite

and I can say the reduction in torque steer took me by surprise with YYZ, because I wasnt focussed on that ( with 245 40 18 Star Spec tires I sort of live with a lot of orque steer) but its better nonetheless. Bonus.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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^ That's good to hear John! Can't wait. Mine squats bad under full powah.
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by BLAZIN07SS
i have stance coils, powell cab's, powell mounts and my car is still all over the road in 3rd gear under power. it's an open diff trans and you have to fight it just to stay in your lane
Do that.
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 01:55 AM
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i dont understand where people get the torque steer from... maybe i just hold the wheel tighter than others? that or roads here are smoother and more level :P
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