e34 rear subframe bushes dead or not?

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320ise
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Post Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:37 pm

what are the symptoms of this?
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Post Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:48 pm

Knocking / banging noise from the rear under braking / accelerating and vague feel from the back end in corners.
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Post Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:53 pm

there not knocking its just vague and tramlines done all the front arms, rear pitman arms, have not done top mounts yet, steering box has allso not yet been adjusted for fear of it locking up!
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Post Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:02 pm

The tramlining might also be your wheels, E34's can be difficult with some wheels / trye sizes etc.
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