Re: 1928 Front End Shimmy

Posted by dick29 On 2021/7/5 19:49:31

Front end shimmy can be caused by several different things, several that have been mentioned. You may try swapping front and rear wheels to see a change. another place to look would be at the caster on your axle which I would expect to be be 2-3 degrees positive. Positive caster is what causes your wheels to come back to center when you turn. If you don't have enough positive caster when you steer back to center your wheels will easily go beyond center then back and forth trying to find that center. You may have to slow almost to a stop to stop the shimmy. You can put several hundred pounds in the rear of the car lowering the rear which increases the positive caster slightly. Easy test, no cost, no wrenches.
Dick