Mike,

I would get under your car and check out the rear subframe mounts yourself. There are four mounts that hold the subframe to the body of the car. Two in the rear go into the subframe from the bottom, the fronts go in from the top. Look for 4" metal washers. These should stick out from the mounts, away from the subfrrame. If they are recessed, then the mount is collapsed. IT may not be torn, or obviously damaged because it collapses from the inside.

For the front lower control arm bushings, I really have NO idea to how to check them. My well-meaning mechanic misdiagnosed it, the dealer alignment guy didn't catch it the first time, I took back the car for re-alignment and the foreman told me the bushings were shot.

The bushings are supposed to pressed into the control arms and never turn. The control arm moves on the eccentric bolts. If there is rust on the flanges of the bushings, the bushings are turning inside the control arm. This is one indication they need to be replaced, but not the only indicator.

Brian

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Brian Toscano