i havent drove my car for a while, so i drove it yesterday, and i noticed that when going on a higher speeds specially on freeway it fishtails a lot, and even if hit small bumps and potholes it fishtails, so i got it alligned,balanced and checked the tire rod ends and control arms it looks still good, theres no play on it or even in the wheels so i am thinking that it is still good.then i looked at the rear struts and i noticed that my rear shocks are blown left and right. is it possible that its my struts that is making it fishtail? its kinda scary..

 

Oh yeah Struts are very important to have i had v6 struts in my cobra v8 and the struts made the car fish tail so bad until i replaced them with the cobra ones

 

It's possible. I don't recall - is your car a quattro? If so, you may have drive axle/CV joint issues in the back. Worn inner CVs are know to cause straightline instability. If the rears are worn out it could cause a sideways push. Doublecheck tire pressures and lug torque too, and Jack up the car to shake your wheels so you can check for bearing wear.

 

if i am going to replace my struts i might as well upgrade to coilovers right? what do you guys think? do you guys have an idea how much the oem rear strut is?

 

nah just fwd

 

i already did that imthedevil, check for foul bearings,torque the wheels and check air..and still it fishtails

 

Honestly if you have the sport suspension just leave it alone coil over's arnt gonna make enough diffence if your not racing the car but if you dont check out this website http://www.stratmosphere.com/vmaxx.htm

the stuff is on the bottom of that page

 

I'll take a look. I'm pretty sure I have one or two pairs of rear struts in my garage (several of us here have swapped out for S4 or aftermarket struts). None of the struts had issues. If you decide not to go aftermarket right now, you can have them - cover the shipping and they're yours.

 

really?? thats what i like here in audi forum...people helps people... not like the other forums just plain old talking..in this forums everybody is trying to help.. thanks guys..

 

our quattro stuff won't fit on his FWD bro. i'd check out coilovers if you're ready to upgrade. otherwise see if you can find another A4 or passat being parted out