what causes crabbing

[Red_Ice]

hi all
what causes crabbing

in the suspension eg :bent arms or what

cheers
redice

[SILVERSV8]

front or rear crabbing????

[Tigerv8]

hi all
what causes crabbing

in the suspension eg :bent arms or what

cheers
redice

Crabs, of course...............................

[pink bits]

hi all
what causes crabbing

in the suspension eg :bent arms or what

cheers
redice

:lmao: :lmao: You need to ask this question, whoops I thought it said crabs!!!!! he he he

[NuggetBoy]

This is common in many older vehicles, 9 times out of 10 it can be as simple as a wheel alignment, but you also have to consider worn suspension bushes, shock absorbers, control arms etc... There are some cases where accidents have caused these results, bending or warping of the chassis. In the end it depends on how much "Crabbing" the car has and determining what has caused it, this is where it is nice to have a hoist to look underneath for any tell tale signs...
I have seen re-births from stat-write offs with two halves from the same type car welded together, repainted and sold to unsuspecting, honest buyers. Doesn't that just make you want to puke? Certainly make you want to think twice about buying a second hand car especially if you don't know what to look for...!!! What sort of car are we looking at or is it a general question?

[Vixen]

This might be a dumb question, but what is crabbing?
Is this the car trying to travel in a sideways motion, causing tyre scrubbing?

[NuggetBoy]

What basically happens is the rear wheels are not aligned with the front and as a result the back of the car looks like its wandering "Crabbing"... Some cars crab left, others to the right, then you have some which are so stuffed they crab all over the place!! I've seen a lot of these cars especially in states who don;t have pink slip requirements for rego... As a motorcyclist you tend to notice the shi**y cars first!! Yes, it can also cause scrubbing of the wheels.

[Vixen]

Thankyou Nugget. :)

[NuggetBoy]

No worries, glad to help clear the air!! :cheers:

[wazza]

:lmao: :lmao: You need to ask this question, whoops I thought it said crabs!!!!! he he he

Louise , Louise , :doh: ........ oh can I :poke: it ? must be the cold snap that you SA people are having at the moment :chewydance:

[Red_Ice]

well found out what causes crabbing

have a bend in the front chassis rail only 10 ml

few altercations
we now have a ute that drives in a straight line minus the $1200

redice

[Vixen]

OUCH! $1200
At least it's all fixed and the problem is now solved. :)

Now get a pic of the ute up on here so Loopy and Thelma can have some more fun!!!! ;)

[Red_Ice]

its still bent

that was just to manipulate the steering and suspension to get it to go in a straight line

it works will deal with the bent rail later 10 ml is bugger all but its there

redice

[WOODY]

i had a vs with solid ass end and the panrod was bent and caused me to crab, not i got irs and just have toe and camber and pockets not deep enough to get the kit

[tuff vn calais 5L]

my vy crabed before my missus smashed it i had to get a whole new control arm coz i punched the gutter sidways it bent my hub in a diagnal direction down and tawards the rear got the control arm pretty cheap though i paid $100 for it but didnt get the cv sharft with it also threw out my steering wheel ive gotta hold it diaggonal to drive strait but now i have a front end to fix aswell

[Hank]

i had a vs with solid ass end and the panrod was bent and caused me to crab, not i got irs and just have toe and camber and pockets not deep enough to get the kit

Stuffed bushes in trailing arms of solid axles can do a lot, I had a heap of problems with my old Skyline a while back.

What kit are you talking about with the IRS?

[VTDude]

When i first put my fe2 suspension in, but car looked out of balance by height wise. But after a fair while it eventually came back to normal, must of being bending in.