Busted a strut
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Instructor
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Washington DC
Busted a strut
7.5 hours of driving an 8 states later, I picked up the c3 I was buying froma forum member. Driving it down the highway, it felt very unstable... like wind was blowing it but without the wind. Pulled into the hotel for the night 5 miles away and what do I find? The friggin passenger side strut broke at the weld. It looks older than hell so I think its factory, so I drove all that way to get to drive it 5 miles and meet the seller hehe. Anyways while it is in the shop for new struts, is there anything else on these cars suspension wise that tends to break that I should replace? I'm thinking it probably needs new shocks but that can definitely wait.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Tulsa OK
Bad trailing arm bushings and loose or missing alignment shims would definitely do that. Although so would a whole host of other things too. I had a car with 2 bad shocks on opposite corners drive like that too.
Abby Normal
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