Help diagnosing rear suspension issue

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Car: 2003 Maxima SE

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Hi everyone.

I've looked through stickies and searched forums, but I can't seem to find a match to my issue. I think I know what the problem is, but I'm hoping that someone else has had the same problem and can confirm what I think.

I have a 2003 SE with stock suspension. 17 inch wheels, and nearly new tires. A few months ago, the rear suspension started getting wonky. Instead of leaning progressively in high speed turns on highways or off-ramps, it would lean hard suddenly. Especially when going around right hand turns. I was convinced that I had a blown rear strut, so I replaced the stock struts with some OEM style struts from KYB. Needless to say, the new struts didn't fix the problem, and it's getting really annoying.

I think it may be a bad bushing on the lateral link. I would appreciate any insight on how to diagnose this before I start replacing parts.

Thank you!

David


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