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rear end seems really squirrly, rear wants to kick around normal driving

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Old 12-29-2005, 06:48 PM
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Default rear end seems really squirrly, rear wants to kick around normal driving

well my s4 all of a sudden seem to want to drive really weird in the snow or any precip, the rear end seems to want to kick itself around at any movement of steering wheel, even when driving straight i get intermittent feels in the steering wheel where i have to correct to keep the rear from coming around.

any ideas at all???

had new rear tires but still does it.
Old 12-29-2005, 06:50 PM
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only thing i can guess is the differential. but ive never head of common problems like that with 'em
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Default same prob this guy is having it seems like

https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/1533955.phtml

except i have stock rear sway bar???<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/1533955.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/1533955.phtml</a</li></ul>
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Check your alignment. Maybe your rear is toe'd out.
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i was thinking that too.
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Default any links to adjusting toe? is that done by the bottom bolt that holds control arm on

thanks
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Default haha mine's doing that too, but my problem is balding tires + 30 degree weather.

The Falken ST115s I have do NOT likey the super cold weather. I, OTOH, love that my car rotates a lot more now
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swaybar links broken? I think I heard someone mention that this could cause such behavior
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Default If it's a broken swaybar link,

it'll be a front one, not rear, if the symptom is really loss of traction at the rear. Loss of a swaybar will make that end stick better and loosen up the opposite end, in general terms.

I was riding in a 944 at Pocono a few years ago when a front droplink bracket broke. 'Round we went...
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alignment was really messed up, now drives awesome!


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