Re: Subject change: Pszemol's Camry springs

<johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Sounds like a prior budget street rod tuner got hold of your car and
> cut off parts of the springs then. A real tuner would probably used
> variable rate lowering springs matched with proper struts and
> polyurethane stabilizer bar bu****ngs. But it's a common "budget"
> lowering practice that some of these tuner guys would do. So that
> makes me wonder what other things in the suspension system were
> modified.
>
> If you didn't put the stabilizer bar links back it's like not having
> the stabilizer bar in the rear (for instance on some entry level trim
> there isn't one). The car should sway more in both directions
> depending on the turn but that is all.
>
> If it only swing to one side then it may be worn rubber bu****ngs in
> one or more of the strut rods back there or a weak right rear spring
> (equal ride height on both sides?)  I would also wonder if the two
> rear springs are from the same set.
>
> I hope the tuner didn't just use an assemblage of parts from different
> cars/years. That's would be a nightmare to try to fix.

No, no, no... I own this car since 1998, when it had 47k on the odometer. 
There was no budget tuner :-) The springs where not cut off, they were 
cracked. On the right side the broken piece was still there, cought
between 
the spring and the strut spring seat. Rubber bu****ngs on top of the 
struts/springs are OK on both rear struts.
I put the sway bar links on the back, but I said the rubber was tired on
the 
link ball joint. I might double check the sway bar bu****ngs, maybe I
missed 
something on these rubber parts. Can they make a big difference?