Rear end feels loose and bouncy...
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OK, my car has been doing this for a while, before I got to this forum so I kind of just accepted it, but now I am wondering if this is a problem and can I fix it. I have a '97 SE with 100,000 miles on it, now here is the problem.
If I am driving on a curvy road, or an on/off ramp and I hit a depression in the road like a pot hole or a bump, the rear end of the car feels like it leaves the ground and bounces side to side a couple of times, then catches itself. It happened to me again this morning so I decided to put it to the experts here for help.
I had new shocks installed all the way around about 2 years ago. Could my springs be going bad?
If I am driving on a curvy road, or an on/off ramp and I hit a depression in the road like a pot hole or a bump, the rear end of the car feels like it leaves the ground and bounces side to side a couple of times, then catches itself. It happened to me again this morning so I decided to put it to the experts here for help.
I had new shocks installed all the way around about 2 years ago. Could my springs be going bad?
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Man, I'd really be thinking struts, even if you put new ones on that recently. You wanna try something cheaper? Get a rear sway bar off an SSEi. It should bolt up. They're larger than the non-sc cars. It'll really take the body roll out, and might pin you back down a bit. Should be cheap from a wrecker. You'll need the bushings and shackles with it, since it'* larger. I'd stll look into those struts though. 2 years? Warranty?
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That blows, I think I'd be looking at warranty service if that is the case. I was hoping that you were gonna say it was the springs so I could get new ones and lower my car in the process. Any chance it is the springs.
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Originally Posted by Buddha Jones
Any chance it is the springs.
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Your struts are supposed to control rebound over bumps, and it sounds like they are not.
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