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Do you have your alignment specs? As I know if your rear toe is by some chance negative, this will cause the rear to dance around...especially when slowing down from

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Do you have your alignment specs? As I know if your rear toe is by some chance negative, this will cause the rear to dance around...especially when slowing down from trip digit speeds.
Otherwise I’d be checking for a loose suspension component.
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Do you have your alignment specs? As I know if your rear toe is by some chance negative, this will cause the rear to dance around...especially when slowing down from trip digit speeds.
Otherwise I’d be checking for a loose suspension component.
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Please see attachment for my last wheel alignment specs...
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Do you have your alignment specs? As I know if your rear toe is by some chance negative, this will cause the rear to dance around...especially when slowing down from trip digit speeds.
Otherwise I’d be checking for a loose suspension component.

It turned out to be worn rose joints on the the traction rods which have now been replaced with hard rubber joints.
I will never include rose joints in any of my suspension, especially for a DD


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