Rack bushings replaced

02SonicStang

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Jun 25, 2008
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I finally figured out that my rack bushings were what was causing my car to wander on the highway. I had replaced the struts and all four tie rods trying to figure out why the car would pull one way then immediately seems to pull the other way.

I made a video of the movement of the stock bushings while the car was sitting in the driveway. The stock bushings are complete mush and have been that way since when I bought the car with 68,000 miles. I know there was a TSB for this but if you think about it putting on a shorter tube will only compress the stock bushing and not stop the side to side compression like a harder polyurethane bushing, I bought the Energy Suspension polyurethane rack bushing ENS-4-10103G with no offset. The bushings are only $10.99 from Summit Racing and are quite easy to replace.

You Tube video of the before and after difference.
 
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I've heard people say that we get play in our rack bushing but I never thought it would be that much at that mileage. I'm at also 85K right now so I think I'll go check mine.

I also bought my car with right around 68K.