Rear subframe bushings

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  • dmoney(AB)
    E30 Fanatic
    • Feb 2005
    • 1372

    #1

    Rear subframe bushings

    Alright so I know my bushings are shot and I have new ones ready to go in but I thought I'd throw this question out there.
    Will old bushings cause the rear wheel to not be centered in the wheel arch?
    I have some 275/40r17s on the rear and they fill the wheel well nicely but aren't centered in the opening.
    Here's some pics to show clearance. That clearance is gone under hard accel.
    I have 750lb springs in the rear as well




    TIA



    mtech1/2jzgte/r154/275tire
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  • jalopi
    Banned
    • Aug 2010
    • 2370

    #2
    Maybe, but it's most likely because of a trifecta of bad TABs, subframe bushings and the diff bushing.

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    • tinkerputzer
      E30 Addict
      • Jun 2008
      • 508

      #3
      I think it would look centered if the side skirts weren't there.

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      • Liquidity
        Grease Monkey
        • May 2014
        • 395

        #4
        Ride height seems a bit high to me. The farther the trailing arm is from level, the farther forward the wheel moves from center as the arm swings forward.

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        • dmoney(AB)
          E30 Fanatic
          • Feb 2005
          • 1372

          #5
          Hmmm
          I have since lowered it in the rear some more.
          You may be on to something with the side skirt.
          I was on the dyno and found under high speed that the tires contacted on the body.

          Strapped down in this pic



          mtech1/2jzgte/r154/275tire
          function>form

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