car feels a little loose maybe?

[jrobie79]

well first off my car starts to shudder/shake when i step on the brakes, i just changed my CABs about 7-8 months ago and that had stopped my previous problem, but its back again, not as severe as pre-CAB change but still a pain in the ass, also it feels like my car wants to slide out more often when i take turns, if im going on and off/on ramp onto the highway i feel like the speed i could do it as is less then what it was a month ago, i feel like the car is swaying and the rear end wants to come out a lot sooner then before (i could be wrong here) and also when driving at high speeds it almost feels like the car is swaying back and forth, could it be the ball joints gone bad cause the new cabs caused a lot more stress, or something like tie rod ends.... thanks

[jlevie]

Something that feels like a left/right movement at speed could be worn RTAB's and/or subframe bushings. Those could result in the rear of the car being a bit loose in turns.

A vibration in the steering wheel under braking could be uneven pad deposits on the rotors (likely if low-dust pads are being used), warped rotors, worn ball joints or tie rod ends, worn rack, worn shocks, or a combination of those. Throughly inspection the suspension and replace all worn parts and go from there.

[jrobie79]

thanks for the info and yeah im probably gonna do the tie rods and ball joints, any suggestions on what make to get, should i do inner and outer tie rod or....

[AlpineIS]

Inspect your rear subframe bushings. I was having the same problem and after replacing the bushings my tail happy episodes are no more.

[emi325i]

get an alignment after you replace all those suspension parts

[jrobie79]

what brand of rear subframe bushings would u suggest

[AlpineIS]

If you want to stick to OE, any of the German brands will work fine. I just replaced mine and went with Continental/Meistersatz. I purchased each for $15.XX from autohausaz.com

[jrobie79]

anyone have an opinion on the AKG subframe bushings? i used there cabs and i love em.

[atomic]

when you buy tie rods it usually comes as one piece with both inner and outer already on the arm so its just a quick install at that point but make sure you get new boots(2) and clamps(4) and 2 lock washer to install the new tie rods on and also do a measurement of each old arm and adjust the new one to that length so it will be close to where is was before a new alignment

[HST]

For you rear end sliding out, check to make sure that you rear sway bar links have not come off, I had one do that before.