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Old Sep 19, 2017 | 09:16 AM
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Does a "skip" or "kick" left or right when hitting a bump (felt more in the rear) sound like an alignment issue? I've noticed this for a few months and starting to question the alignment I had done about six months ago. I really felt it when I was a rear passenger which normally I'm not.

All of my CA's, inner and outer TRE's, sway bar and links have been replaced over the past two years. Has anyone had rear swaybar link issues before? In the seven Audi's I have owned, I have never replaced a single rear suspension component but I supposed I should get on the lift and look.

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Does a "skip" or "kick" left or right when hitting a bump (felt more in the rear) sound like an alignment issue? I've noticed this for a few months and starting to question the alignment I had done about six months ago. I really felt it when I was a rear passenger which normally I'm not.

All of my CA's, inner and outer TRE's, sway bar and links have been replaced over the past two years. Has anyone had rear swaybar link issues before? In the seven Audi's I have owned, I have never replaced a single rear suspension component but I supposed I should get on the lift and look.

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Skipping or kicking in back just sounds like old school RWD fixed axle stuff. I don't get anything like that, nor even remember it on any Audi.

Yes, I recall some posts on rear issues. I don't remember though if they were sway bar as opposed to something else back there. I have never had an issue on any of mine either, but it does seem to come up once in a while on the forums. Try a search?

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Will do, I'll hunt around here and also on the lift.
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