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Old 09-19-2012, 01:51 PM
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Just started to happen, sometimes when I hit a bad bump in the road my front steering starts to wobble. Is the control arm bushings the probable cause? If so are the warlord bushings the route to take. Already replaced springs and shocks last year, are there any other bushings or suspension parts that I should replace while I am replacing control arm bushings
Old 09-19-2012, 02:13 PM
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yes, get the walrod bushings
Old 09-19-2012, 02:16 PM
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Due to the age of our 993,control arms bushings are most likly shot!! replace them with Walrod's will likly fix your problem,and it's good time to check the tires and wheels and rebalance them
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A proper alignment is also a must too.
Old 09-19-2012, 02:42 PM
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Are these bushings on the rear suspension too, if so should they also be replaced.
What about turbo tie rods should I replace them, I have a new set for a 87 911will they fit on my 993??
Anything else I should replace??
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Did chris ever make rear bushings?
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A wobble in the steering wheel when you hit a bump could be bad tie rods.
Old 09-20-2012, 04:16 AM
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Bad tie rods is probably more than likely.
Just replaced my inner tie rods for the same reason.
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After jacking the car up I find that I have about ¾ inch of free movement in the driver side steering rack. I can move the driver side tire left and right freely about 1 inch. Tie rod seems solid but I can move it in and out about ¾ of an inch. Do I have a bad steering rack???



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