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Old 06-21-10, 04:21 PM
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Rear end bouncing sideways over bumps.... HELP
Ok, here's my problem:

Whenever I go over a bump in the road, no matter how small, the rear end of the car "bounces" (more like slides) sideways (most of the time to the right). What would cause this problem? I know my rear struts are on their way out but could worn-out bushings cause this?

Car is an 86 GXL for what it's worth.

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Mine did that before I installed dtss eliminators.
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so my dtss bushings are probably worn out, eh?
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sounds like the most resonable problem, get the eliminators at mmr-direct.com
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sounds like the most resonable problem, get the eliminators at racing beat or mazdatrix
Fixed due to all the recent issues people have had (including myself) with mmr....
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blown struts
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Definitely the struts, I had the same problem when I first got my car.
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I have the same problem, but my rear camber is way negative. Gonna get it aligned one of these days, and see if that helps. I suspect the dtss bushings as well though.
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Mine does the same thing, mostly when going 60+, i thought it was just my blown struts..
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