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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 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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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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Mine did that before I installed dtss eliminators.
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 04:30 PM
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so my dtss bushings are probably worn out, eh?
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 04:33 PM
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sounds like the most resonable problem, get the eliminators at mmr-direct.com
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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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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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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blown struts
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Definitely the struts, I had the same problem when I first got my car.
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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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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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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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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