Rear end wandering on rough roads - solved

[nipper]

I cant find my original post, so I will just put this here:

 

Well it has been solved. Took the car (2005 Outback) to Firestone #1 they said the rear bolts were frozen and they would have use a torch, ruining the bushing etc, but "we do this all the time". I took the car home. 

 

Months later went to a friends heated garage to replace the rack and front end links. Took the car to Firestone #2, they gave it back to me aligned (!). I didnt ask what they did or how.

 

Left rear camber -1.1 degrees, Toe 0.39 degrees

Right r    camber -0.3             Toe 0.35

 

Spec      Camber 0.6--0.9       Toe -0.13-0.00  

 

After

Left rear Camber -0.9             Toe -0.06

Right r               -0.2             Toe -0.11

 

The car is no longer terrifying.

 

Yay.

[Fairtax4me]

Firestone #1 probably didn't loosen the lock nut on the rear camber adjuster bolts.

 

The small differences in camber afterward probably means they just reset the toe and the camber pulled into spec on its own.

 

Is it just scary now?

[brus brother]

As with Nipper, the strange wandering (the Ghost?) first noticed on rutted snowy or slushy roads, on my 05 OB  turned out to be poor alignment and the four corners of the car fighting for supremacy.

Alignment and new balanced tires ended the battle.

[nipper]

I have the spec sheet from the first Firestone and they just couldnt deal with it.  they said they adjusted what they could, but on reflection I doubt it.

 

No I can throw it around with ease now, but now i need to learn that rough roads should not strike terror in me anymore