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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 01:48 AM
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Unhappy Bushing causing bump steer ?

My 95 AWD has started jumping or hopping in the rear when I hit a bump. It hops to the right at speeds over 45mph and hit small or large bumps. Notice the right side wheels and tires set up under my van but not the drivers side. I have 250,000 miles.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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I'll ask the obvious first: Is the spring broken or somehow bounced off its mounts on the rear right side? The rear springs are bolted to plates on each end; the top to the frame and the bottom to the control arm. Check to see that this is still the case on both sides. (Compare both sides to see if one side looks different from the other.)

If you lost a bushing in say, the control arms, it would make quite a racket.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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Spring not broken just very weak. Installed spring booster to level but still sit over more to the passenger side
 
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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I would check the tire pressure. Too much air can cause a "hop"
 
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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Yeah It might be the tires, it started right after installing 20" wheels on my Aerostar. 255/35-20 on 20"x8.5" wheels
 
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