Have my bushes gone? Car feels weird...
04-17-2011, 08:18 AM
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Have my bushes gone? Car feels weird...
Hi Guys,
110k miles, lowered on links with 19s
Just had a wheel allighment done as car is driving straight (Finally!!)
However, every time I accelerate hard it feels like the car dips down and pulls left rather than straight ahead....seems like rear axel bushes to me but wanted to confirm...
Has this happened to anyone? And can the be fitted DIY?
In addition to this the steering also feels very 'loose' every time I hit a pot hole or a small bump, and seems to sway in which ever way it wants unless I hold the wheel tight.....Are these problems linked or is something not right up front too?
Any ideas or thoughts would be great as driving it like this right now gives me no happiness!!
thanks in advance!
110k miles, lowered on links with 19s
Just had a wheel allighment done as car is driving straight (Finally!!)
However, every time I accelerate hard it feels like the car dips down and pulls left rather than straight ahead....seems like rear axel bushes to me but wanted to confirm...
Has this happened to anyone? And can the be fitted DIY?
In addition to this the steering also feels very 'loose' every time I hit a pot hole or a small bump, and seems to sway in which ever way it wants unless I hold the wheel tight.....Are these problems linked or is something not right up front too?
Any ideas or thoughts would be great as driving it like this right now gives me no happiness!!
thanks in advance!
04-17-2011, 09:51 AM
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I've read about aftermarket toe links to help with hard acceleration.... Don't know too much about them yet, still learning myself. Might be worth doing a quick search.
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04-18-2011, 12:33 AM
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2004 E55,1969 300SEL6.3,2011 ML350 BlueTec Diesel,2005 ML400 CDI
Hi Guys,
110k miles, lowered on links with 19s
Just had a wheel allighment done as car is driving straight (Finally!!)
However, every time I accelerate hard it feels like the car dips down and pulls left rather than straight ahead....seems like rear axel bushes to me but wanted to confirm...
Has this happened to anyone? And can the be fitted DIY?
In addition to this the steering also feels very 'loose' every time I hit a pot hole or a small bump, and seems to sway in which ever way it wants unless I hold the wheel tight.....Are these problems linked or is something not right up front too?
Any ideas or thoughts would be great as driving it like this right now gives me no happiness!!
thanks in advance!
110k miles, lowered on links with 19s
Just had a wheel allighment done as car is driving straight (Finally!!)
However, every time I accelerate hard it feels like the car dips down and pulls left rather than straight ahead....seems like rear axel bushes to me but wanted to confirm...
Has this happened to anyone? And can the be fitted DIY?
In addition to this the steering also feels very 'loose' every time I hit a pot hole or a small bump, and seems to sway in which ever way it wants unless I hold the wheel tight.....Are these problems linked or is something not right up front too?
Any ideas or thoughts would be great as driving it like this right now gives me no happiness!!
thanks in advance!
http://www.k-mac.com/pages/checklist/checklist_03.htm
Evosport toe links are also a good investment.
04-18-2011, 12:50 PM
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Much of the issues is rear toe. The car exhibits too much toe OUT using factory hardware. Our toe links, even at factory alignment settings, will mitigate much of this problem by offering greater stability to the rear end and reduced toe change on load.
More info: http://www.evosport.com/product/prod...US.MBZ.RTL.001
More info: http://www.evosport.com/product/prod...US.MBZ.RTL.001
