Rear axle feels "loose"

discojerk

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May 11, 2007
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Fort Worth, TX
Vehicle feels like rear end wants to slide out during normal on road cornering, worse when cornering left. Any Ideas?

Background:
01 LR DII SE7 w/ SLS. Car was T-boned, drivers rear door / quarter panel damaged. Drivers rear rim cracked. Accident pushed vehicle sideways up curb, cracking passenger side rear wheel along with bending a tie rod, steering stabalizer and damaging the steering box. Car was at the dealer 90+ days getting $8K worth of body work. I know STUPID. Cars worth only $8K and you wonder why your State Farm rates are high?

Would a damaged rear airbag cause this rear handling problem? Bags hold air.

Any idea would be great.
 

MUSKYMAN

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Apr 19, 2004
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OverBarrington IL
I would start by looking for failures related to the watts lingkage.

all the force of it hitting the curb had to be taken by the watts link