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?? Problem after replacing contol arm bushings

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Old May 22, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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?? Problem after replacing contol arm bushings

Hello, just had my 2 lower control arm bushings replaced and an alignment to get the car back to spec. The issue is the car does not track right under light acceleration and light braking when the load shifts. The car will slightly move to the right on acceleration then left on decel (this is not from torque steer as it never did this before). Any suggestions? I brought it to a shop that works on my BMW and Porsche but they are new to Minis...could they have done something wrong with the install. The car just feels skittish now. Thanks in advance!

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Old May 22, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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What type of control arm bushings? Stock? IE? Powerlex? I know some make bushings that are offset so you can change the caster, if you have one of those, then they might not be set in right.
 
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Old May 22, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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Stock replacement. Thanks.
 
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