car seems to follow bumps, floating across road

[RO11AR]

UPDATE:

Had my car checked out at pedders today and they performed a 28 point safety check...

The rear castor bushings are torn on both sides at the front of the car. They said it will cost $1100 to replace as the have to replace the whole rod because you cant just replace the bushings...

I took it to toyota and am going to try get them replaced under warranty but they say because it has pedders springs that it voids warranty.

When i bought the car it already had the pedders springs in it which i wasnt aware of and they didn tell me. I explained that i purchase the car from them as a Toyota Owned Vechile and that it was owned by one of the managers at toyota so if it voids warranty then why did he put the springs in??? They said the will look at it next week but still doubt if they will replace under warranty.

Should i expect this to be replaced under warranty or are they right with denying it??

Edited July 31, 2008 by RO11AR

[SILVABULLIT]

Pm Azza as I think he has a stock set of springs he wants to get rid of cheap.

[SuperDave]

It will be a pain, but if you swap in the stock springs your chances of getting it done on warranty increases by a lot. So does the worn bush theory make me right over Silva? :P

Also, tough luck on the strut bolts. Not sure if the upper mount can be separated on the stock shocks or not, but it might be possible since C-One offer replacement adjustable upper mounts.

[CHA54]

you can press a new stud into the pillow mount after the old one is pressed out. Will probably need to buy the stud from a bolt/fastener specialist as Toyota will most likely want to sell you a complete pillowball mount assembly.

New stud from somewhere like the Bolt-King will cost ~$3.

I'd also contact Fulcrum Suspension (Superpro) if you have no joy with the warranty claim. If they dont list a poly replacement bush they can make one to suit for a fraction of the cost of new arms.

Edited May 7, 2008 by rollamods

[RO11AR]

thanks for the help guys, just one more question.. Rollamods, how do i take the stud out? Is this something i can do at home with basic tools or should i take it to suspension specialist to get done?

[qkslvr]

thanks for the help guys, just one more question.. Rollamods, how do i take the stud out? Is this something i can do at home with basic tools or should i take it to suspension specialist to get done?

The stud is just pressed. so a simple center puch and a rubber mallet should do the trick. But you may need to take the pillow mount out to do it. The stud is spleened so make sure you don't damage the top mount when taking the stud out.

Taking the pillow mount out can be troublesome to take out because the top mount turns freely so you'll have to wedge it with something. then use a long breaker bar for the man bolt.

I second Rollamods suggestion. You can go aftermarket with the bushings. You just need someone with a press to take the old bushings out of the control arm. Time to go polyurethane with the bushings perhaps? :)