71 Scamp Dangerous To Drive
Hi Folks,
First time post here. I’ve had this Scamp since 2016. I had the steering box rebuilt. New tie rods, new pitman arm, new idler arm, the works. The car is dangerous on the freeway- frankly it’s dangerous all around town. If you drive over a groove on the freeway it pulls into it, and while rebuilding the steering box has helped some, the steering still has a lot of play. It wasn’t always this way. I took the car with me to Nashville for a year to make a record and that did her in. Didn’t have a garage and the humidity and rain rusted the frame. Now I’m in Los Angeles (don’t judge, wish I wasn’t) and I’m about to take her in to the shop. From these photos, do you think I need new leaf springs + shackles? Will this solve my problems on the freeway? Do I need to add sway bars? Rack and pinion? Please help. Everything in this damn city is 10 times as expensive as anywhere else so I really gotta know what I’m doing before I see my mechanic. Thank you all in advance. Robert
Hi Folks,
First time post here. I’ve had this Scamp since 2016. I had the steering box rebuilt. New tie rods, new pitman arm, new idler arm, the works. The car is dangerous on the freeway- frankly it’s dangerous all around town. If you drive over a groove on the freeway it pulls into it, and while rebuilding the steering box has helped some, the steering still has a lot of play. It wasn’t always this way. I took the car with me to Nashville for a year to make a record and that did her in. Didn’t have a garage and the humidity and rain rusted the frame. Now I’m in Los Angeles (don’t judge, wish I wasn’t) and I’m about to take her in to the shop. From these photos, do you think I need new leaf springs + shackles? Will this solve my problems on the freeway? Do I need to add sway bars? Rack and pinion? Please help. Everything in this damn city is 10 times as expensive as anywhere else so I really gotta know what I’m doing before I see my mechanic. Thank you all in advance. Robert
