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Old 02-24-2007, 02:21 PM
pentoman pentoman is offline
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Originally Posted by davidmash View Post
Not sure about the tire part but the wandering rear end sure brings back memories. Have you changed out any of the rear control arms? Mine wewre worn out and the rear end was wagging around like a tail on a dog. Scare the crap out of me a few times. Once I changed the links out and had it aligned, all was better.

I have never seen a tire split at the bead though. I'm with the other guys on tire failure.

I think the rear control arms may be worn on my 2.0. There are bushings on each side that are shot anyway (I know I know, I should replace them but one thing at a time!). When you accelerate the back end moves one way, when you let off the back end moves the other way! The car actually changes direction! It's worse with more weight in the car, and not very noticeable when empty. The 16v doesn't do that. I'll get a proper inspection done though of course.
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