Pathfinder rolls or sways after rolling over uneven surface

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screenmachine
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I replaced the front struts and lower ball joints and the back shocks, but I have a roll, or sway after rolling over uneven pavement. Could this be the sway bar(s), and if it's not could it be motor mounts? Any ideas? Thanks.


Buzzman
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Don't take this the wrong way (you're a new member), but this problem is well documented for the R50 Pathfinders and QX4's, and has been discussed many many times.
It's called the "death sway". The problem is in the back with the upper and lower control arms.
A search will bring up lots of threads and solutions to this problem.

Buzzman
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Actually, you don't have to look far for the answer.
Go down about five or six threads, and it's all there.
replacing-rear-control-arms-guide-t587665-30.html

screenmachine
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Thanks Buzzman for getting me started with where to look. Don't take this the wrong way, but next time think about the possibility someone doesn't know how or where to look on the forum, because they don't know what specifically to ask in a forum search--and rather than spend hours sifting through post after post looking for some remote designation, "death sway," which the new person hadn't even heard of prior to his searching, it makes more sense for the new person to the forum to simply ask the forum participants for help.


Thank you again for getting me started with where to look, and starting to understand the problem with my Pathfinder rolling or swaying.

Buzzman
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No problem.
Good luck sorting it out.
Keep us posted.


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