Rear end feels like its floating side to side

06 Range Rover Diesel

Rear suspension is giving some issues

When driving it feels like the rear end of the vehicle shifts/floats to either side when turning/veering left or right. Like when cruising along a road that isn't totally straight but needs small left and right adjustments I feel the rear of the car moving around like the body is not solid attached to the frame. Such as veering left and then correcting to the right, the read of the body moves with a delay to the steering. Also the traction control/slipping feature in the computer activates on the tighter bends that it use to never activate on unless it was wet or icy. Also when going slow over speed bumps there is a single audible ''clunk'' noise.

Which bushing are typically associated with this? Most searches turn up sway bar bushing. I don't feel any tilting roll but maybe that is just a matter of sensation being in the vehicle. Could it be the lower links attached to the hubs? Or is it probably the big ugly lower control arm? I hope it is not the LCA

I will have to be doing this so I need to ensure I order the right parts. Can't be returning them (I live in Iceland)

You need to get someone who knows what they are doing to look at it for you. A week of speculation on here won't cure it.

If it's running on the wheels and tyres shown in your avatar, I'm not surprised it feels a bit strange

Datatek said:

If it's running on the wheels and tyres shown in your avatar, I'm not surprised it feels a bit strange

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Just noticed that Keith but from what i can see that does not look like an 06 car. Maybe wrong. But as you say if it is the one in question no wonder it flops about a bit.

Looks more like a discovery

Side to side with IFS would probably be where the wishbone meets sub frame, or sub frame to chassis/body.

Without getting under it and moving bits I couldn't say for sure.

Avatar is one of those Disco1 thingies isn't it ?

My avatar is my Disco 1 which is heavily modded

My Range Rover is completely stock

I went ahead and ordered control arm bushings plus sway bar bushings. Given the condition of some of the bushings I can easily check, everything could use a replacing. I'm almost certain there is so much read end bushing failure so suddenly from allowing my old man to use it. He was towing far too much weight on it. Also explains why the front brakes were completely smoked when I got it back. Oh well.

I'll know more once I can get it onto my friends lift.