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Axle Hop at track- now rear is crooked. Thoughts?

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Old 03-15-2010, 07:21 PM
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Axle Hop at track- now rear is crooked. Thoughts?

I tried to run on some mismatched tires-resulting in a string of 2.3-2.4 60's and some pretty severe axle hop no matter how much I pedaled out of it...

Now the drivers side of the car is sitting about an inch and a half lower than the passenger side. Breaking some hard parts isn't out of the realm of possibility - thoughts?
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It's more prevalent on the drivers side rear of the car..
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Toe link bushing or slight rip of the subframe bolt on the passenger side..... I doubt you broke an arm. More likely a bushing
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https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...mber-arms.html

Do these fix it?
You have a hookup?
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Oh, and thanks for the diagnostic!
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I ran the camber arms and loved them, but I don't know what is up with your ride. I can get the camber and toe link arms anytime. I'm friends with Jay at MB Arts.

Get it up on a lift and see what the issue is. Tearing subframe bolts or having the toe link bushing give is not good.

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