Good description John, and spot on in describing my car's behaviour. The problem becomes more apparent at speed. In, ahem, high speed trials on a 3 lane deserted, ahem "closed track" I found the car really very stable under power up to a speed when my nerve ran out. However, as soon as I eased off it was a different matter - the rear snaked to such an extent I needed half of each lane either side to keep it under control. A little unnerving, I'll say.
I'll be very interested to see how you get on with the new rear, John. I've been a bit preoccupied recently and haven't got around to getting mine ordered. In the meantime I've been wondering what I might be able to achieve by playing with the rear toe. I've wondered if it's the toe swinging out under deceleration (it is pretty flexy afterall) that initiates the snaking, and so am thinking of trying some significant toe-in at the rear. Not sure what other effects that will have but hey, it's all experience gained!
Richard
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