Front end feels squirrely. Suggestions?

[Syonyk]

Not that I'm too immediately worried, because while trying to troubleshoot it I noticed some bright green fluid dripping from the underside, confirmed a low level in the radiator, and will have to find out WTF that's coming from here before I go anywhere too far.

 

Yes, I am starting to get tired of this car...

 

Anyway, the past few nights on the way to the gym (I haven't been driving it during the day, roads have been dry enough to motorcycle), I've noticed that the steering feels... off. If I do a quick swerve, it feels like the steering doesn't respond for the first 10-15 degrees of turning the wheel, then it wants to DIVE into the swerve. I know my handling impressions may be off from driving the motorcycle & RX-7, but I've driven the Subaru hard before, and don't recall anything bizzare like this.

 

I checked the normal things (it's dark, so I wasn't able to do a complete inspection). The swaybar links are intact, swaybar mounts seem fine, the lug nuts are tight, the axle nuts are on, and the suspension doesn't seem *too* bad - it overshoots a bit, but nothing like a totally blown strut would do.

 

I was wondering if driving on Blizzaks in warmer (30-35F) weather would be enough to cause some oddities - the tires are very soft, but I don't think that would cause what I'm feeling.

 

I'm... not too familiar with front suspension bits, unfortunately. I know the basic concepts, but troubleshooting them is something I know very little about.

 

Any suggestions on things to check/replace?

 

Thanks!

 

-=Russ=-

[Syonyk]

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=52525&highlight=bad+ball+joint

 

That thread covers a lot of the stuff. I suppose I'll go checking some of that out tomorrow.

 

-=Russ=-