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04-17-2013, 02:32 PM | #1 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 168516
Join Date: Jan 2008
Chapter/Region:
RMIC
Location: SLC, UT
Vehicle:2008 Imprexa 2.5i Spark silver |
2008 2.5i suspension problems.
Hopefully someone here can shed a little bit of light on a problem that I seem to have acquired. I recently had new tires installed (BF Goodrich Advantage T/A) and had an alignment done at the same time. Unfortunately I don't have the exact specs, but the ones I saw while they were working on it, showed the toe no more than .014 to .02 off of zeroed. The front camber was as close to zeroed as they could get it. The rear camber was 0.8 on the left and 2.1 on the right, sorry that I don't know if these are positive or negative. Unfortunately there does nto appear to be a way to adjust the camber on the rear without spending quite a bit on adjustable lateral links. so they were just left where they sat.
Now for the problem. The day after getting the new tires and alignment, I noticed that on the freeway my car feels like I am driving in a wind storm. It will dart side to side just enough to drive me nuts. It doesn't move far enough to leave a lane and the steering wheel does not seem to move at all. It sort of feels like it wants to follow the worn grooves in the lanes. I noticed a few days later that the rear inner control arm bushing on the front control arm is starting to tear apart. I just received some new bushings and will install them soon. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether replacing the bushings will help withe the problem of my car moving side to side on the freeway, or if it is more likely from the alignment, or even the new tires. I tried asking in the suspension section, but no one seems to have any answers. I'm hoping the RMIC crew can help. |
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