95 talon awd rear fishtailing

[slowmoawd]

My car keeps fishtailing to the right for some reason especially going at higher speeds or hitting bumps in the road the car is stock height and the tires have the correct air pressure. Can i adjust the caster. Are there any kits for these cars to adjust it?

 

[pats16valve]

I would have it put up on an alignment rack. It sounds like something is bent or broken in the rear.

 

[slowmoawd]

Do tire shops have alignment rack like big o tires etc? I need to try something its starting to snow and i cant drive it like it is.

 

[pats16valve]

Maybe. Not sure what's in your area, but Goodyear, and NTB usually have decent deals on alignments.

 

[Colt4G63 also]

You might have a bad rear shock, or bushings or something of that nature. You should probably have it looked at if you don't know how to check it out yourself.

Ps. You don't generally adjust caster in the rear.

 

[slowmoawd]

Yea i remember I had it aligned about 5 months ago the the car still fishtailed.WTF

 

[pats16valve]

Have you tagged a curb, or has the car been wrecked before?

 

[slowmoawd]

When I bought the car It needed a new clutch. After i installed the clutch I noticed it fishtailing. Could it be a bent frame you think? I am not sure if it was wrecked or hit a curb.

 

[luv2rallye]

You probably have a loose/bad ball joint or bushing in the rear suspension (lower control arm, toe control arm, trailing arm). Jack up rear and push/pull on these arms hard to check movement.

I don't know why installing a clutch would make it fishtail unless a motor mount is bad/loose.

 

[absolute_DSM]

You probably have a loose/bad ball joint or bushing in the rear suspension (lower control arm, toe control arm, trailing arm). Jack up rear and push/pull on these arms hard to check movement.

This plus how are the tires? With rain or snow, tires will show age/lots of wear.

 

[nitroazz]

I don't know why installing a clutch would make it fishtail unless a motor mount is bad/loose.

Not saying this is why but:
The clutch and flywheel connect engine out to transmission input. The transmission in turns powers the tcase and moves the power through to the diffs and onto the wheels. ( I am not going to give a whole lesson on path of power)

So therefore, by fixing his clutch issue there is now proper power to the wheels. Perhaps there is something in his driveline which is defective and is causing the fishtail issue.

 

[slowmoawd]

The rear tires show a lot more wear the the front.

 

[absolute_DSM]

The rear tires show a lot more wear the the front.

Do a quick swap of the wheels front to rear and see if that fixes it.

 

[92nolatist]

Are you going wot when its doing this or are you just cruising around?? Im having a hard time believing the rear end is fishtailing if you're just cruising around.

 

[nitroazz]

Unrelated to the OP, I was cruising around today and with te combination of driving it high wind and very icy roads, I was fishtailling under old man cruise driving. On the way back with the wind, no issues.

I know that both my rear wheel bearings need to be replaced but now I gotta put the talon in the garage and check it out.

 

[this_tsi_8urV8]

Could it be that the LSD is going bad? If your car has LSD, mine doesn't.

 

[jtmcinder]

The clutch and flywheel connect engine out to transmission input. The transmission in turns powers the tcase and moves the power through to the diffs and onto the wheels. ( I am not going to give a whole lesson on path of power)

I'm delighted to hear that you aren't going to write a description of the entire driveline, because what you've written so far is misleading at best. There is only differential on the "far side" (from the engine) of the t-case.

To the OP: yank on the wheels to check the ball-joints and, if they seem OK, get an alignment. The combination of rear-tire wear and squirrelly behavior is usually rear toe, but could be a ball-joint.

 

[dj-t]

I have the same problem but it is not that bad(yet). Every time I hit a dip or bump on the road depending on my speed the rear would jerk just like if your front toe was out of align. My car only has about 45000 miles on the chassis. I've done quick search and a lot of folks on here says it is due to worn out bushings. When you hit a bump the bushing moves causing the alignment to get all over the place.

I've check my ball joints in the rear and they seem fine and sturdy. Just waiting on the proper funds get new Energy Suspension bushing installed.

 

[kccombs]

+1 on checki.g the tires depending on when it is fishtailing. But on a awd you would much rather hage all 4 tires wear the same. Have heard of some people running 205 75. 16 and then back tires go back fast so they just put 205 65 16 and then fishtailing is more possible. And this also goes for if front tires have good thread and back tires are low to no thread.