Steering

[Ziltoid]

Ok, I'll do my best to explain this... I've had my Fiesta for a week now and replaced the tires this weekend. Even prior to that I had this issue.

Is this torque steer or something more serious? When I accelerate harder, the steering wheel gets squirrelly. Kind of jumps around. The alignment was checked and is fine, and as I said it has new tires. Now, I've never had a car over 150hp so is that the issue? It's not a huge deal but want to make sure there isn't something more at play here. The car has 47k miles.

 

[silverblueBP]

Ok, I'll do my best to explain this... I've had my Fiesta for a week now and replaced the tires this weekend. Even prior to that I had this issue.

Is this torque steer or something more serious? When I accelerate harder, the steering wheel gets squirrelly. Kind of jumps around. The alignment was checked and is fine, and as I said it has new tires. Now, I've never had a car over 150hp so is that the issue? It's not a huge deal but want to make sure there isn't something more at play here. The car has 47k miles.

Torque steer.

 

[Ziltoid]

Ok that's what I thought

 

[silverblueBP]

The old SHO Taurus had horrible TS. It was two handfuls to drive WOT.

 

[CanadianGuy]

With traction control on is the Ecu cutting power? This would happen if a wheel slips. Personially I think it's more the rmm as with the stock the wheels easily kick up when trying to get power to the ground. There are a few videos about the affect kicking around.

 

[silverblueBP]

After replacing my factory RMM with a new one from cp-e, I haven't noticed any decrease in T-S. It's never been bad IMO. Yeah it's there, but no more worse than what you have to do with the steering wheel on a high HP RWD.

 

[M-Sport fan]

I've never heard it claimed that the aftermarket RMMs reduced torque steer at all, wheel hop yes, but not torque steer.

 

[silverblueBP]

Didn't have any wheel hop before or after. It did get rid of that 1-2 clunk.

 

[neeqness]

Didn't have any wheel hop before or after. It did get rid of that 1-2 clunk.

Which rmm did you get?

 

[Ziltoid]

Is the RMM a pretty easy install I could do without a lift and with hand tools?

 

[silverblueBP]

Is the RMM a pretty easy install I could do without a lift and with hand tools?

Hand tools yes, but unless you weigh 40 lbs and are 6' tall, you'll need to raise the car. Floor jack and stands or ramps.

 

[M-Sport fan]

Is the RMM a pretty easy install I could do without a lift and with hand tools?

You do not need a lift, but you do need a jack and 2 good jack stands, or a good set of drive on ramps, and yes, a good set of hand tools.

 

[Ziltoid]

Hand tools yes, but unless you weigh 40 lbs and are 6' tall, you'll need to raise the car. Floor jack and stands or ramps.

I'm not sure you know what a lift is? Of course I would use jack and jack stands...

 

[Ziltoid]

You do not need a lift, but you do need a jack and 2 good jack stands, or a good set of drive on ramps, and yes, a good set of hand tools.

Word [emoji1591]

 

[silverblueBP]

I'm not sure you know what a lift is? Of course I would use jack and jack stands...

Lift = 2 post or 4 post and the really big single post lifts [emoji106]

 

[Ziltoid]

Lift = 2 post or 4 post and the really big single post lifts [emoji106]

Oh ok so you do. Good, just making sure because your comment was odd. I never implied I didn't want to jack the car up. I just don't own a hydraulic (or otherwise) lift. Fun fact I almost worked at Bendpack/Ranger about 8 years ago.

 

[silverblueBP]

Oh ok so you do. Good, just making sure because your comment was odd. I never implied I didn't want to jack the car up. I just don't own a hydraulic (or otherwise) lift. Fun fact I almost worked at Bendpack/Ranger about 8 years ago.

Yeah, I was around when lifts were invented.

 

[CanadianGuy]

Is the RMM a pretty easy install I could do without a lift and with hand tools?

yes. Jack stands and wrenches is all I used. I would avoid power tools here as the block is aluminum and could be damaged with them.