HI I'm Aaron bought a 2013 LTZ with 16k miles

[GravyLuvr]

1.4 Turbo

Here's some pics

I have questions I'm going to post later.

Going to put the DDM rear brace this weekend.
Seems a bit floaty or wobbly or something at times, maybe brace will help

2013 sonic ltz 1.4 - Album on Imgur

 

[Natesriv]

Hello Aaron bought a 2013 LTZ with 16k miles

 

[GravyLuvr]

nobody is safe from dad jokes

not to worry, i'm a dad too

 

[SuperSonic15]

Welcome & Congrats GravyLuvr!

Nice pics. opcorn:

Like the contrast with the bug shield. Haven't seen one on a red sonic. Looks good. It is called a bug shield, right?

 

[MORTIS]

Welcome to SOF!

Good lookin' Sonic; thanks for the pics.
Don't know why it would feel "floaty or wobbly" unless maybe something isn't right. Mine feels very stable.

 

[GravyLuvr]

Yes, I think it's the Aeroskin bug deflector

 

[MaD]

youll love the rear DDM brace!! It's awesome!

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[JBScat]

Brace will resolve the issue. I noticed it in my RS and the brace tightened it up nicely.


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[navyjag10]

Aaron looks great let me know how the rear brace works out if u can feel a difference

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[GravyLuvr]

Installed the DDM rear brace.

Took a long time b/c I didn't realize how high I'd need to get the car on stands to be able to get my drill at 90 degrees underneath.

DEFINITELY makes a difference cornering, eliminates the wonky wobble when turning hard for me. However, there is still some float from the car at highway speeds, maybe it was just really windy.

I'll be replacing the plastic sway bar links soon with Moog to see if that corrects more of floaty feeling when I'm on the highway.

 

[hanlai]

nice pic. did you want to try retrofit for sonic?

 

[zomby woof]

Except for the black rims, it identical to our 14 LTZ. Wondered how it would look with black rims, now I know.

Nice car!

 

[Juano]

Nice red dude!

 

[GravyLuvr]

Turns out it's the traction control, stability control that makes the car feel weird going down highway.

Holding down the button for 7 seconds turns it off and completely eliminates the weird feeling.

What in the world?!

 

[MORTIS]

Turns out it's the traction control, stability control that makes the car feel weird going down highway.

Holding down the button for 7 seconds turns it off and completely eliminates the weird feeling.

What in the world?!

That's very strange; never heard that one before. Mine makes no difference at all unless I lose grip. Must be something wrong with your tc/sc.

 

[GravyLuvr]

Yes, with TC/SC on, the car feels like it's always tramlining, no matter the pristine highway.

With it off, you can steer with a finger or two.

Was about to change the tires when I realized.

I had already put in the DDM brace & the Moog Sway bar links.

A steering sensor or something?

 

[MORTIS]

Yeah something not right with that. Do you still have warranty? Might want to have that checked out.

 

[GravyLuvr]

the vehicle is no longer under warranty

 

[GravyLuvr]

there's another thread i've found discussing the issue, if anyone decides to go down that rabbit-hole

http://www.sonicownersforum.com/for...ension-discussion/2564-stability-concern.html