Greetings all, i just spent an hour reading over @thermo 's post on the rear upper control arm upgrade. The issue I'm having is a fish tailing when turning right at a steepish steady pace everyday when going to work. I recently got some new tires+wheels so I know they're in good shape after working all the issues out with them. Reason I'm not 100% sold on it being the rear uppers is because I'm having a terrible noise that I think is coming from the lower driver side control arm bushing (or maybe its the tie rod, ill have to take a pic of what i'm talking about to confirm it with yall). As when I was doing the front drivers side bearing replacement I noticed the rubber seal around it was torn and I'm guessing drying out and rot pretty much. The way I hear the sound and can replicate everytime is when I'm turning (typically out of a parking spot) with the steering wheel turned all the way to left and it almost feels like somethings disconnect/rubbing/clanking and breaking. It's a bad sound and feeling tbh. Whether or not that's the issue its definitely an issue as well. However I'd like to know more about the fishtailing and whether that's directly linked to a needed upgrade of the rear upper control arm. Thanks all.

 

I suggest you get the car off the road and in to a suspension specialist as soon as possible....

 

scarin little ole me... not sure if you know about the common fishtail I'm talking about. I'm not fish tailing to where its uncrontrolable. its more of a sway, but please do inform me if you have some insight so you think

 

I don't f_ck around with front steering or suspension 'loose bits', particularly when I drive reasonably fast around the place. It sounds to me as if a CV joint is failing, but a specialist will tell you very quickly what your needs are. You can then fix it yourself. Good luck.

 

Fair enough, I've messed around with the suspension here and there and have some confidence in it as of lately. I just moreso wanted some insight on things I should be checking when I lift her up today. Thanks for the idea about he CV I'll take a look however its not the constant clicking ive heard from failed CV joints and its not pulling to either side at all so that's why my guess was with the ball joint or one of the control arms at first.