wanderin GTI

[jimbojim 0]

what will cause my car to wonder off line on acceleration and lift of,car is 205 gti mi16 1.6 gear box and Quaife LSD ATB

looked briefly at the suspension and there is nothing really wrong with it,

anyone that can shed a light on the problem will be much appreciated thank you

just added few pic of ITB conversion 

[welshpug 1,658]

wishbone bushes or balljoint.

[welshpug 1,658]

or ovalled balljoint hole in the hub.

[dcc 855]

or a binding brake caliper, or flat tyre 1 side, or toe in / out

[jimbojim 0]

Tire pressure is fine no play in the wish bone no break binding or the ball joint issue it isn't just a small amount of

weaving and wandering it's kind of aggressive

Just about keep it straight with steady right foot

[welshpug 1,658]

how old is the quaife?

[jimbojim 0]

pretty old the car is in my ownership more then 15yr so longer then that 

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Wishbone bushes, they can look ok and still do this.

[jimbojim 0]

fair point

will look in to it in detail

hope to find something wrong 

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Usually the front (smaller) one

[jackherer 543]

30 minutes ago, jimbojim said:

will look in to it in detail 

hope to find something wrong 

As Tom says there is nothing to look into! If you took it for an MOT the tester would probably tell you the bushes are fine despite them being the cause of your handling issue. 205 GTis are incredibly sensitive to worn wishbone bushes even before you add a Quaife or LSD which just makes it much worse.

[Ozymandis 97]

Take off the wishbone and grip the front metalastic bush in a vice, wiggle it about and marvel at just how floppy its become.

Find some genuine bushes they are firm and last  well.

[jimbojim 0]

i think from memory the wishbones are from another Peugeot 306 ( probably? to add to the width something that at the time were popular 

    i will add a pic i am also in the process of ITB conversion and finding communicating between emerelad ECU end my leptop a bit of a daunting exspirince

[welshpug 1,658]

309 that will be, same bushes as a 205.

[jimbojim 0]

Would you consider on adjustable wishbone

I have seen some on the net an after market once for around the£300 

[welshpug 1,658]

no, good ones are closer to 450-500

[jimbojim 0]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283542950010

 

Anyone tried this

[welshpug 1,658]

they dont fit with the standard anti roll bar and bend far more readily than a standard wishbone

[jimbojim 0]

Ok thanks for your input

I will probably just replace it with powerflex black bushes

[Ozymandis 97]

23 hours ago, Ozymandis said:

Find some genuine bushes they are firm and last  well.

https://www.205gtidrivers.com/forums/topic/153437-powerflex-polybushes/

[welshpug 1,658]

autodoc do sasic bushes which I have found to be decent, or Baker BM have also started making them.

 

bit pointless if there is play in the non replaceable balljoint though.

[Ozymandis 97]

I will give Sasic a go next time Welsh, their other stuff has been good. I just used their beam bearings on my wife's car and they were all Nadella full roller count.

 

[jimbojim 0]

you are absolutely right but i hope it is just that LOL,

i am also just finishing  the wiring  and have green light from the  crank sensor with the aid of somewhat a batter missing wheel from pug1off which although wesent a fit but better then the one i had from emrelad,i now have an issue with communicating from my pc to the ecu,probably just a cable issue,yet to be seen,i have tried to figure out what are the two sensors just below no 4 on the inlet side, kind of bulge sensor could be engine knock sensor and oil pressure or oil temp,questions are1,do i need the knock sensor with the new ecu and 2 will a wide band lambda be preferably over narrow band,just looking for easy correct mapping realy