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Old 04-08-2019, 11:56 PM
DesertTech DesertTech is offline
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4.8is wiggly rear end

Just picked up a 2004 4.8is last fall and absolutely love it. Put a full new front suspension on, and new brakes, along with BC racing coils. After the installation of all the parts, it seems like the car keeps falling out of alignment and now drifts slightly to the left. The major concern is when going over bumps and ice the back end becomes completely unsettled! Over highway dips, it has a lot of side to side movement on the rebound, and going over ice the rear seems to slide around trying to align itself before getting grip again. Its a really unsettling feeling and quite scary when there's traffic around.

The car isn't slammed at all, but the shop that did the alignment said one of the rear bushings can cause extra camber outside of spec. They found one side was a little worse than the other and one side had a little more camber. Searching parts now and it seems like theres a lot of common issues shared between all of the rear components (ball joints, swing arm bushings, upper control arms, etc), so not sure how to narrow this down without having to do the entire rear end at the moment since its my only car at the moment where I live. Need it back on the road as soon as possible, and can refresh the entire rear end this summer. As of now, just need it safe to drive.
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