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245 Rear Sagging 200 1992

posted by  Dan Marino on  Mon Apr 26 03:10 CST 2004
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I have a 1992 245 with a sagging rear end. It appears that the rear driver's side is sagging slightly lower than the rear passenger side. What might the potential causes be for me to look into? Also, I think the rear end might track slightly to the right (passenger side) as the car drives down the road. Could these issues be related or am I looking at different problems?

Thanks for your help. Go Dolphins!








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245 Rear Sagging 200 1992

posted by  jwalker on  Mon Apr 26 03:42 CST 2004
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Could be rear springs or bushings.

The other issue sounds like an alignment problem. Checked it recently?







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245 Rear Sagging 200 1992

posted by  someone claiming to be 240NONEXPERT on  Mon Apr 26 03:29 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Yeo, sounds like it needs new cargo springs...shocks will help too...Good Luck








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245 Rear Sagging 200 1992

posted by  luckydog on  Mon Apr 26 03:18 CST 2004
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I just replaced the rear spring and shocks in our '88 245. The hardest part was getting her up on the jackstands. Other than that the springs come right out.
Oh yeah, the exhaust pipe kind of gets in the way on the passenger side.
Don't know about the tracking issue. Sounds more like a ball-joint or similarly related.

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