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Hello everyone, I bought my '97 seville sls about 2 months ago and I really like the car alot. One thing though ive noticed is that the rear end of the car sometimes jumps about 3 inches or so to the side
it happens when I hit a bump, the front of the car stays straight but the rear wants to almost fishtail a little bit
it happens sometimes when I go 30mph and it happens ALL the time REALLY bad around 60mph...it looks as though im going to side swipe someone with the back of my car
the other day I was on a on ramp to the highway and it was raining pretty hard and I was going around a slight curve, NOT sharp at all, I was going maybe 20-25mph and I hit a bump, as soon as the back of my car went over the bump I almost spun out of control, luckily I caught control and the other car managed to stay behind me!!
does anyone know whats wrong w/ my car or suspension
do I need new shocks or what...if so should I stick with stock or go w/ those eibach springs??
I really need some help asap for my safety and others LOL
thanks everyone!!
Posted by: Jamler3
Definitely NEW SHOCKS... If that don't do it... You'll need springs too...
Sounds like you ought to have the entire suspension checked.
Posted by: HappyMofo
its an independant suspension so fix the shocks first...it also could be your stabilizers ---since it seems that your tail is swaying side to side. if the car was in a wreck before you bought it, it could be a bent axle--
Posted by: tremor12
It's the hub knuckles in your rear suuspension. Mine were totally shot. There are two bushings in each knuckle and they all go bad after time...
To test, push side-to-side at teh C pillar and you'll see the tops of your rear wheel move up to an inch each way (!)...
The bad news is that the knuckles are hard to find and the bushings aren't replaceable...
Posted by: Mustang Ricky
I have the same problem in my 96 sts. I'm looking for a shock conversion kit as they are very expensive to replace. Do you know where to get them?
Posted by: pepperman
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Posted by: lhheston
I hope it's not that bad, but any alignment shop should be able to verify the slack in the parts, even if they don't replace the part. It might be worth it to get a Caddy dealer to give an estimate, just to find out what's wrong - they have to have seen it before... Don't loan the car to any newbie or elderly types!!
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