Ok, so here is my setup...

96 Integra 4 door SE
Ground Control springs and blistein struts
Skunk 2 Camber Kits
Stock front and rear sway bar
Urethane bushings all around
Now I dont have urethane bushings in the trailing arms (those really big ones)

Now here is the problem.. its hard to explain

ok 3 months ago when I installed the urethane bushings... the car was beyond awesome.. I mean It was really tight... if you were going around 100 and swung the steering wheel back and forth the car did not bob back in forth... it was accurate and very stable...

Now the car is unstable.. you rock the steering wheel back and forth and it feels like it floats back and forth. Also as far as straight line driving.. the car is also unstable.

If going on a uneven road you have to turn the wheel a good bit to keep the car going straight.

Also changing lanes on the highway is a little nerve wrecking... it is very fishy and will not snap back straight well.

Anyway... anyone have any suggestions? I checked all of the sway bars and have changed out the struts.. no go.

The ONLY thing I can find wrong is on the passenger side the trailing arm bushing is ripped REALLY bad. Would this cause this? I am waiting right now for the urethane bushings to replace the old ones...

So would the trailing arms do this? or might I have another problem on my hands?

 

yes, trailing arm bushings could cause this !

 

...and urethane trailing arm bushings could be just as bad. I suggest you send them back once they get there and get stock ones.

 

Also... "nut and bolt" the car. having had the suspension apart, and driving it with higher stress things will tend to loosen up. Put a wrench on everything.

(I am about to do this on my CRX for solo nationals)

On another note, look at the steering rack mounts. I have seen these come loose and break as well.

Jon K
http://www.seat-time.com

 

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So would the trailing arms do this? or might I have another problem on my hands?</TD></TR></TABLE>

RTA bushings, alignment, tires, front rad rod bushings, steering rack, etc. can all cause this.

 

ok what can I check on the steering rack? I replaced the inner and outer tie rods in march and the bushings were also changed to urethane.

I have checked all of the bushings on the car they are ok besides the ones on the trailing arms. what are RTA and rad rod bushings?

I have also checked for loose bolts

 

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RTA = rear trailing arm, the ones you already know are bad
rad rod = front radius rod bushings in your front crossmember. They don't normally contribute much to straight line stability but can make the car very unstable under braking if badly damaged or very old.