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HELP ! weird rear end problem !

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Old 03-05-2008, 08:19 PM
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whenever i give my car gas or decel from a downshift my rear end gets super squirrly and sways like bad !! i have no idea whats wrong i have checked all my bars and tire pressures... what gives ??? anyone got an idea.... i car rode like it was on rails all the way up to 160... now i am afraid to drive on the freeway ! it just started happening one day !!

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first things that come to mind are tire wear and alignment
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1. Tire pressure
2. Alignment
3. Lug nuts
4. Axle
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Check your tire pressure again. These symptoms almost always result from differences in tire pressures (even just a couple PSI)... most often in the rear tires.
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check tire pressures again and verify that all pressures are the same, should be 32psi
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verify your wheels are balanced as well. once a wheel wasn't balanced properly and i had those symptoms.
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mine does the same i am gonna check it out tomorrow if i find any thing i will post it here.
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