so im getting a side to side movement when i lift the car and shake the wheel...
BUDDY CLUB N+
acura rsx
1. side to side movement of wheel
2. no up and down
3. tie rod ends good
4 i can see the coilover moving side to side too

before the perch would loosen up.. but now they are tight and i still get movement...

what else should i look for??

 

Ever figure out what it was?

 

nope... still driving though

 

inner tie rod ends could be worn.....have it properly checked out....

 

Did you try jacking up the car and putting it on jackstands then put a jack under one of the front lower control arms to "load up" the suspension then check again for wheel play at 3 and 9 o'clock?

I did this on my coilover suspension and the play went away. This leads me to believe the suspension needs to be loaded to accurately check for play.

Did you ask BuddyClub about it?