Yes, I recently was curious and I stood directly in front of my GLE and kicked the front edge of the tire while the car was parked and completely weighted on the ground. The result was a bit different than what I had expected. The tire actually moved a little bit. So, I tried the passenger side. The same result. At that point I was really curious. Please, this next part is not an endorsement and I do not advise anyone to do the same.

I just had to know if newer bricks did the same thing. So...............

Late one night this past weekend I went the the local dealer where there was a 97 S90 on the lot. I then kicked the two front tires in the same manner and discovered there was NO movement at all, not even a little. Now I'm a bit baffled. What should I make of this new found knowledge? My reasoning is a bit simple, actually. I knew that I was still getting a slight shudder at harder than usual braking and I wanted to do something that would be along the same lines as hard braking (putting stress on the tire assembly--shoving it towards the rear of the car). This was after the new strut rod bushings (conical bushings, or whatever you wish to call them) where replaced along with the tie rod ends. Any speculation?

If anyone is currious....by all means, kick your front tires and let me know if you have a little bit of movement or not (just make sure it's on a flat hard surface such as asphalt or concrete).

Thanks,

The whole suspension system, front and rear, was redesigned on the '95 960 and that design is in the S90. It will not react to simple comparisions in a similar maner.

When you replaced the strut rod bushings did you get the new design and put the matching hardware on with them? Then you got the front aligned, correct?

To answer your questions...both are a yes. I am just trying to eliminate the "replacement syndrome". You know...start replacing parts and see if you eliminate the cause. I know that after replacing the strut rod bushings, there are lower ball joints, and some other bushings in that assembly along with the strut inserts themselves. I'm sure there is a little warpage on the brake rotors, too, but that is a distinct different feel. I don't feel the pulsing as much in the brake pedal as opposed to the steering wheel.

I know a lot of people just simply replace the front suspension at will but I have MANY things to fix on this thing and some of them I don't feel comfortable doing myself do to lack of tools and a decent method of jacking the car up. That's another thing, there aren't too many good jack points on this 740. Thank goodness for Christmas time, huh?

Had the same thing going on. Lower control arm bushings made it go away.

YMMV.