Guest *Jedimaster* Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Mine does that- it doesn't bother me- keeps me paying attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devobuzz Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Like others have said, the crosswind push seems worse on this car then all others I have owned - including a minivan. I would like to get to the bottom of this, so I can fix it. Must be a combination of things because there isn't one thing that sticks out as the cuplrit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Ditto ditto ditto - my LGT seems more sensitive to the wind than any other similar sized car I've driven. That includes my old Contour SE, which was even lighter. What alignment parameters might help out with this?? One of the comments mentioned increasing camber... is that the trick? Any other ideas? Seek first to understand, then to be understood. In other words: SEARCH before you post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_m Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 yeah mine moves too, especially going over gusty bridges. Could it be the car is too narrow for its length? Tires don't seem to have an effect at all ( ES100s vs stockers ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskiTrombone Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Wow just posted this yesterday and got a few responses with most of you feeling the same thing I was feeling. It's been windier than most days here recently and I've really been noticing the car travel from side to side from the crosswinds. I am lowered on tein springs, have 18s with proxes and was wondering if it was an alignment issue. Again I am a car dealer and I drive all kinds of cars all the time and have never experienced this in any car I've driven. I've had much lighter cars in the past and I've pushed them up to 140mph without any worries. I would be scared to do so with the LGT if it gets pushed around when going 80mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emlevins Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Mine does it as well...but my 02 WRX was much worse and the worst car in the wind I have ever driven. So, overall, I look at the LGT as an improvement in this area 05 SWP Legacy GT Limited (aka "Pearl")- 5MT AP - Stage 2 Protuned (238/284) - wife driven 07 BMW 335xi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisngrod Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Last car was 2150 w/ some petrol in it. I just got this car and 1 hour into driving it for the first time I went up to 130 and then later to just 122 with no problems. No worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Question: Is cross-wind sensitivity an issue of alignment/suspension, or one of aerodynamics? <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisngrod Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Anything could be a contributing factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASav Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Have to ditto most of these statements. I feel the crosswinds more so than my last car a Contour SVT which was the same weight. I'd like to see what lowering and wider tires would do. then again I'd just like to lower it and get new wheels... hehehe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Fan Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Funny thing....I drove about 100 Km today in gusty windy conditions on the freeway...All at about 120 Kph...winds about 20-30 Kph and swirling....ROCK steady and straight!!! I run 225/45/17 Kuhmo ASX and 17X7.5" Enkei wheels on stock suspension except for a Whiteline rear swaybar?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Yep that happens 234 It happens to me in any car I'm in during high winds. Legacy is nothing out of the ordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Anything could be a contributing factor. I see what you're saying. But aren't we combining two distinct problems? Wouldn't tires/suspension more have to do with tramlining (with its potential for lane-wandering) - also tire-pull - and alignment (i.e. incorrect thrust-angle)? And meanwhile, wouldn't strong gusts of wind, impacting on the vehicle sheetmetal and greenhouse, be more the cause of complaints regarding cross-wind induced vehicle motions? But then again, I can also see how one might influence the other....say, a strong gust of cross-wind hits the car broadside, which leads to both aero-induced wandering and also causes the vehicle to slightly load its opposite-side suspension, which, if incorrectly set, would then exacerbate the problem. ---- I'd like to see what lowering and wider tires would do... Lowering is my next step. I wonder, too, if this will help the aero side of the equation. But this is a great-unknown to me, as with all of my past vehicles, lowering did nothing appreciable to cross-wind resistance since these vehicles were all pretty well managed in that respect to begin with. As for wider tires, I feel that my 225s do tramline quite a bit more than the stock 215s. It actually surprised me how much difference such a small contact-patch increase made, but then again, it could also be due to both my tire-choice as well as the use of the 225s on our stock 7"-wide rims. This, of course, has not helped in terms of general "wandering" at highway speeds. For this summer, I will be going to a 225-width setup mated to an 8"-wide rim. That, along with increased sidewall stiffness of the tire (as well as a softer compound; the ones I spoke of above were a true "all-season" tire, my summer setup will be a dedicated "summer" set), will prove interesting to me in terms of seeing how it may react to road ruts and other irregularities. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyalla Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Is it just me or are the people outside of the USA saying its not a problem? This could point to an alignment issue. Can someone in Canada find out what the alignment specs are North of the border? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix96 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I have also noticed that in high wind situations my LGT is more difficult to keep on track than other cars I've driven in the same situations (SVX & Outback included). That's with stock tires and suspension. phoenix96 2006 Legacy GT Ltd · 2011 Outback 3.6R Ltd · 1992 SVX 2006 Outback 3.0R VDC · 2009 Forester 2.5X 2002 Outback VDC · 1996 Outback 2.5L · 1986 GL-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_m Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 in very strong winds I see my hood bob up and down ½'' or so, quite disconcerting to say the least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Fan Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Is it just me or are the people outside of the USA saying its not a problem? This could point to an alignment issue. Can someone in Canada find out what the alignment specs are North of the border? Here it is right out of the owners manual....I doubt if it is any different than the US model....Sorry for the large image...easier to read? http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/RM-RS/Alignmentspecs.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Smoke_ Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I notice it on mine, but my company truck, Dodge Dakota, is much worse! I do notice me grabbing the steering wheel with both hands, on a very windy day. There is some definate S.P.F. "Seat Pucker Factor". "You poke it, You own it" - Man law supporter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskiTrombone Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Maybe an STI wing would help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Short trips couldn't care, but I took a 6 hour trip this weekend, and it gets kind of unnerving when you're relaxing with teh cruise control on.. pucker is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongHiway Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I've only got 5K miles so have not experienced anything severe, though occasionally noticeable, just yet . Anyone got sucked into the vacuum when a large semi passes at hi speed? I know, embarrassing (being passed) but it does happen I had a Sentra and was able to draft behind large trucks - not too often it took nerves or stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I suspect this is my problem: http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30518 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Mine will drift out of the lane with there are strong winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzymt Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 We get pretty hefty winds out in Montana sometimes, but I can't say that I've ever had a problem with it in my 'barus and I've owned 2 Outbacks. Trucks yes, but not in my car and the Outback is a good deal taller than your Legacies...? BTW, unless your car defies the laws of physics, it will always move sideways *some* in the wind. How much is the question. Mine never drifts out of lane, but it's up to the driver to compensate a bit for strong gusts too... ? [CENTER][URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18504"]Subaru Plug & Play Aux-in Mod[/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER][URL="http://www.jazzyengineering.com"]www.jazzyengineering.com[/URL][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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