<VV> Front end shimmy

[Mike Kost]

I have had an occasional front end shimmy for quite some time. I knew 
the upper control arm bushings were shot (from trying to do an 
alignment) and thought that was the problem. Sometimes when I hit just 
the right bump the front wheels start to shimmy violently. When this 
happens I have 3 choices, either accelerate to about 60 MPH, come to a 
complete stop, or turn. I don't seem to have any play in the steering 
and the ball joints seemed pretty tight this weekend when I replaced the 
bushings. Replacing the bushings (upper and lower) helped some but I 
don't know if that could also be from poor alignment settings. I do have 
wide tires (215-60R14) and 14x7 wheels with a slightly wrong offset 
which seems to make the problem worse. What I am looking for is 
suggestions on where to try next since I can't afford to just throw 
money at replacing everything in the front suspension.

Any suggestions for where to look next?

-- 
Mike Kost
Show-Me Corvair Club