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#88 of 147 Re: 07 Avalon Suspension Upgrade [bigpaul35] by abfisch Mar 01, 2007 (10:26 am)
Replying to: bigpaul35 (Feb 27, 2007 12:50 pm) If it is on warranty, which I assume it is, then unless they are very very good and you are very lucky, how do they know that the rear wheels are sitting in the correct settings(camber, caster, etc)??? You must be lucky. They must be good. Or, they don't have an alignment machine or they don't want to take the time to do it.   I am not totally familiar with the 06/07 suspension, but on my O2, in an independent rear suspension espeically, taking down the links and arms, you need to make sure the alignment is at specs.   You'll know if the tires wear really fast on one side or the other, or the car pulls to one side or the other.   Hope they got your problem fixed anyway.   Enjoy the car.   abfisch Replies to this message: bigpaul35 (Mar 10, 2007 5:44 am)
#89 of 147 Re: 07 Avalon Suspension Upgrade [abfisch] by bigpaul35 Mar 10, 2007 (5:44 am)
Replying to: abfisch (Mar 01, 2007 10:26 am) So far it seems that the noises have dissappeared in the rear end for now. I'm weary that only time will bring them back. I have to follow up again on the alignment (too much business travel has distracted me).
#90 of 147 Sway bar bushings 2005 by jwadle1 Apr 13, 2007 (5:21 pm)
Heloo, I just recently purchases a 2005 Avalon Limited, and whjile I love the car I too think the ride is a bit bouncy.. One of the first things I want to do is install new PU busings. Well I purchaed them and was about to install them, but thought i would ask if there is anything I should knwo about doing this my self.. I have the car on jacks stands now and I started to take the olts out, but thought I should check with one of you that has done it to see if there are any pointers.. Thank you in advance for any help   Jim Replies to this message: steve326a (Apr 14, 2007 4:41 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Apr 14, 2007 5:27 pm) jwadle1 (Apr 14, 2007 6:57 pm) 55396 (Apr 15, 2007 7:47 am) 55396 (Apr 15, 2007 7:52 am)
#91 of 147 Re: Sway bar bushings 2005 [jwadle1] by steve326a Apr 14, 2007 (4:41 pm)
Replying to: jwadle1 (Apr 13, 2007 5:21 pm) Are the jackstands on the axles or body? If they are on the axles themselves or you use ramps instead, you should be ok. If you put them on the body frame, the struts and springs will put pressure on the swaybar that you want to change the bushings on and make it much more difficult. Hope this helps you.   Steve 97 XLS w/ all the toys! Long live the avalon! No, you can't have mine!
#92 of 147 Re: Sway bar bushings 2005 [jwadle1] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Apr 14, 2007 (5:27 pm)
Replying to: jwadle1 (Apr 13, 2007 5:21 pm) Stiffer sway bar bushings will assist in body roll but I don't know how much they will help excessive up/down motion. They might cut it down on sharp turns into irregular road surfaces..."waddle" in other words. But it's a simple and cheap way to start experimenting. If the bushings don't work you may have to go to a more sophisticated shock/strut setup. Replies to this message: jwadle1 (Apr 14, 2007 6:57 pm) 55396 (Apr 15, 2007 7:47 am)
#93 of 147 Re: Sway bar bushings 2005 [Mr_Shiftright] by jwadle1 Apr 14, 2007 (6:57 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 14, 2007 5:27 pm) Thanks to both responses.. I was using jackstands and it seemed a little diffivult to get the bolts out.. Looks like I am going to get a set of jackstands and try that out.. In case anyone else wants to do this int he future, I will try to take some pictures and document what I did.. Wish me luck..
#94 of 147 Re: Sway bar bushings 2005 [Mr_Shiftright] by 55396 Apr 15, 2007 (7:47 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 14, 2007 5:27 pm) "Stiffer sway bar bushings will assist in body roll but I don't know how much they will help excessive up/down motion."   It may help due to the fact that there will be a better, or more rigid connection to the other strut, forcing it to contribute more.
#95 of 147 Re: Sway bar bushings 2005 [jwadle1] by 55396 Apr 15, 2007 (7:52 am)
Replying to: jwadle1 (Apr 13, 2007 5:21 pm) "I have the car on jacks stands"   Make you have both sides on the same plane. If only one side is raised, you will preload the sway bar.
#96 of 147 Looking for more composed ride by smith1 May 08, 2007 (12:57 pm)
I have a 2007 XL (4000 miles) and am disappointed in the ride quality. I feel that minor road irregularities cause more disturbance of the car than they should. E.g. when one wheel encounters a small depression the entire car rocks from side to side for several seconds. I never expected Buick-like isolation, but I feel this Avalon is significantly inferior in this aspect to the B5 Passat I drove previously.   It seems to me this has something to do with the OEM struts being too sloppy, not being able to damp vehicle movements effectively or quickly enough. I'm not really looking for a "firmer" ride, just a more composed one with less rocking, porpoising, etc. when road imperfections are encountered. Would changing to KYB or Tokico struts help with this? Replies to this message: bigpaul35 (May 09, 2007 4:00 am) abfisch (May 10, 2007 6:33 am)
#97 of 147 Re: Looking for more composed ride [smith1] by bigpaul35 May 09, 2007 (4:00 am)
Replying to: smith1 (May 08, 2007 12:57 pm) I agree that the ride is less than spectacular. I tend to notice more of the road imperfections than i would like. As to your question on the struts, if you search back through this thread (i believe its this one), there is a short series of exchanges that deals with the strut issue and a recommendation on which ones to use as replacements.

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