Customs 53 chevy front end question

Hi folks, I have a 53 Chevy 210 that I have lowered by stepping the lower a arms and cut 1.5 coils. Since this the car darts and the steering is over-sensetive. Is it possible that dropped steering arms would help? Suggestions?

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Got pictures? Has the car been aligned?

 

I don't have pictures of the suspension. Yes it's been aligned, but still has some negative camber. There wasn't an adjustment to get rid that.

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Lowering the car may have put more stress on the idler arm bushing. More positive caster should help.

 

Yeah, that negative camber is a killer

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What is the camber?

 

Negative caster will make it dart. Do you know what the caster is set at?

 

This was common with stock cars, lay the spindles back a bit more and the car tracked better and no more darting on the straights. My bet is on the caster.

 

I'm not sure what the camber and caster numbers are. I probably need to take it somewhere different to be aligned. The shop I took it to didn't seem very interested in working on an old car. I know when dropped uprights are installed on these cars to lower them, they say dropped steering arms are required to prevent bump steer. I'm just wondering if I'm seeing that...since stepping the a arms is similar to the end result of dropped uprights?

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@Tim Payne, you do need another alignment shop. There are adjustments for camber if you know where to look. Had to remove a cap under a grease fitting, then inside under the grease is an adjustment point. Your manual will have a better description. The beauty of stepped arms when done correctly is that the basic geometry remains the same so there is no need for dropped steering arms. Ive used your same set up on a few cars just like yours w good success.

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