Suspension doomed?
06-18-2010, 02:43 PM
#12
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hmmm... gunna have to say start with the bushings. probably the cheapest thing to swap if you do it yourself. after 10 years and 65k miles, they're prolly shreded. that is, assuming you wanna stay with a stock style suspension. good aftermarket arms would help a ton.
btw, sonic, what color is that on your car? is that sonic blue? is that its original color?
btw, sonic, what color is that on your car? is that sonic blue? is that its original color?
06-18-2010, 02:45 PM
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hmmm... gunna have to say start with the bushings. probably the cheapest thing to swap if you do it yourself. after 10 years and 65k miles, they're prolly shreded. that is, assuming you wanna stay with a stock style suspension. good aftermarket arms would help a ton.
btw, sonic, what color is that on your car? is that sonic blue? is that its original color?
btw, sonic, what color is that on your car? is that sonic blue? is that its original color?
06-18-2010, 10:26 PM
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Do you have Subframes? I have a similar issue with uneven driveways but for me I end up 3 wheeling it until the rear decides to come down.
Oh and with the car flat on the ground, try pushing the rear of the car sideways. Too much play in it means your bushings are starting to crap out. (keep in mind the stock 4 link has a ton of play so it's hard to gauge how much is too much heh)
06-18-2010, 10:45 PM
#16
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This, also push down on each rear corner to see if the car rebounds as normal. If not you've narrowed it down.
Do you have Subframes? I have a similar issue with uneven driveways but for me I end up 3 wheeling it until the rear decides to come down.
Oh and with the car flat on the ground, try pushing the rear of the car sideways. Too much play in it means your bushings are starting to crap out. (keep in mind the stock 4 link has a ton of play so it's hard to gauge how much is too much heh)
Do you have Subframes? I have a similar issue with uneven driveways but for me I end up 3 wheeling it until the rear decides to come down.
Oh and with the car flat on the ground, try pushing the rear of the car sideways. Too much play in it means your bushings are starting to crap out. (keep in mind the stock 4 link has a ton of play so it's hard to gauge how much is too much heh)
06-18-2010, 10:51 PM
#17
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yea, helped a friend do this with his car awhile back. Ended up convincing him to go IRS=P
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