I bought a MkIII Sprite last year and was amazed with how bad it was once I got
it out on a dry day. It did what you are describing, and new shocks cured its
ills. I bought extra firm for good measure.
gmari@optonline.net wrote:
> OK folks, I need some advice.
>
> For the past year my low mileage unrestored MKII Sprite (948) has had a
>horrible swaying problem. Last year it nearly cost my son and I our lives.
> Even at the slowest of speeds any left and right movement of the steering
>wheel causes the front end to sway horribly. I replaced the bushing with
>poly...and installed an anti sway bar (thanks Frank). These resulted in
>minimal improvement.
> 1. The car does not bounce up and down over bumps
> 2. The tires are Yokohama 180/155's
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