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beast5680:
just recently i,ve noticed that the handling on my 98 300tdi has become to say the least erratic :(  when your driving down bumpy lanes etc or on roads with a reasonable camber its all over the place, tracking has been checked and apparently is ok.
Question is where to start looking for the fault, i have jacked it up levered all the bushes to see if there is play and swapped the wheels around to see if there is a difference but its still the same , is it worth changing the suspension bushes ? like for like or polybushes??

suggestions are most welcome cos its starting to do my head in now :cry:  ](*,)

fesuvious:
Polybushes I have found can leave you with a few knocks and bangs and are stiff stiff stiff.

Sounds like the bushes could be your problem though.

Id start with all steering bushes and replace the rear radius arm bushes, which, while I mention it -  Have you checked all securing bolts (theres three) for the radius arm mounts onto the chassis ?

Dirty Gertie:

--- Quote from: "fesuvious" ---Polybushes I have found can leave you with a few knocks and bangs and are stiff stiff stiff.
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-Depends which kind you choose; Polybush do 3 different stiffnesses: blue, orange and red, can't remememememememember exactically, but I think the red are softest and blue hardest; I've got orange on my 90 and she handles beautifully, both on and off road
HTH

Eeyore:
Have you checked the drop-arm ball joint?

cheers
 8)
Eeyore

beast5680:
yes have checked all securing bolts but not the ball joints yet will have a look tomorrow if shes not out in it
having ridden in it today it feels like the shocks arnt doing their stuff as it dont half bounce around and constantly bounces around

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