Bad shocks cause slide in rear

[LordD4rkHelmet]

I have a 95' Eclipse gs. When I hit a small bump in the road the tail end wants to slide to the right or it feels like its trying to. At hwy speeds this is not a good feeling. Would bad shocks or springs cause this and if not what would.

 

[WES_393]

Bad shocks can definitely cause the rear end to feel loose. Bad wheel bearings or poor alignment could also be the cause, but if you haven't replaced the shocks recently I'd start there.

 

[reallyslowfwd]

I had a focus that would do the same thing, left rear shock was blown and spring was busted up by the perch. Hitting a bump at highway speeds used to scare the shit outa me.

 

[Xploitn]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't a bad shock be leaking all over the body of the dampener?

Robert Baxley shows in a video how to uninstall, test if a dampener is bad, and reinstall.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art.../459235-installing-shocks-springs-struts.html

Most times a car hits a bump hard it will simply knock the alignment out. Good luck troubleshooting!

 

[Mark4g63t]

Control arm bushings. Check the upper control arms in the rear.

 

[Xploitn]

If this problem was present prior to hitting the bump, then I would agree that worn Upper Control Arm bushing could be the cause; if the behavior started only after the collision with this excessive fission, then I wouldn't suspect the bushings.

Any updates OP?

 

[98Spyder_GS]

Are the rear upper control arms known to go bad on our vehicles? I blew my LR strut the other day...the strut literally broke off the strut top mount. That made my ass end slide up. Check it out! BTW a blown strut doesnt have to leak to be bad...mine didnt leak at all and they were shot!