suspension and handling questions

ahardb0dy · Dec 31st, 2005, 12:51 AM

90 sentra, is it normal when driving behind a large truck ( semi) for the car to move all over the place? Could this be a strut related problem and maybe it's just time for new ones? Or is the truck just disrupting the air flow causing my lightweight car to move? I think the struts are original, car has 160,000 miles on it. I've also noticed when driving on the local turnpike that when I'm driving fast and going thru long sweeping turns that the drivers side front of the car will kind of bounce up and down. any ideas?

nastynissan · Dec 31st, 2005, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ahardb0dy

90 sentra, is it normal when driving behind a large truck ( semi) for the car to move all over the place? Could this be a strut related problem and maybe it's just time for new ones? Or is the truck just disrupting the air flow causing my lightweight car to move? I think the struts are original, car has 160,000 miles on it. I've also noticed when driving on the local turnpike that when I'm driving fast and going thru long sweeping turns that the drivers side front of the car will kind of bounce up and down. any ideas?

BOTH!!! At 160k your struts are DEFINETLY gone... And even with New ones or a NICE Aftermarket setup the BIG trucks still play Hell with the litle cars.

Think a Sentra's bad try a VW Bug. Nearly 1000lbs lighter, and a Higher center of gravity...