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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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When accelerating and taking off from stationary, I feel this bouncing from the front left.

It doesn't feel like vibration, it's more like bouncing up and down type of motion.

I've check the CV boot, they are in good condition.

This only happens when taking off in low speed.

Any ideas?

I'll swap the tires later to see if it's the tires.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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could be the bushings, a motor mount, or it could be a shot strut.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 09:42 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Drkaccrd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">could be the bushings, a motor mount, or it could be a shot strut.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Car currently have 93k

Motor mount - Which one could it be? It wasn't the top left one because I checked on that a few days ago.

Bushings, haven't check that yet - again which one could it be?

Strut - doesn't seems like it. But my car feels like a ship like floating

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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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as far as bushings go it could be the ones on the lower part of the strut where the control arms bolt into. Or it could be the left strut. Thats where you said it was leaning towards.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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perhaps the tires are spinning causing wheel hop? haha

but it could be a lot of things, have you tried bouncing the car while stopped, see if it levels out fine or if it bounces up and down a few times before stopping. i believe the maximum number of bounces ur allowed are 3 times before coming to a stop.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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I'll try that later tonight.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 05:02 PM
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Did you check to see if the tires are properly inflated?

The bouncing up and down thing sounds like a blown strut to me. I would take the car over to Midas, etc and have them evaluate what the problem may be and go from there.
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