has'nt rainned 4 a while but as soon as it did the back end of the xr keeps wantin to skid out.. when u hit a bump on a corner or a painted line whilst on a round about.. scary as f***.. any ideas what would make the back end do this?? the tires are o.k 1 tire is slightly worn on inside.. im guessin it needs new rear dampers??

 

hope u dont have a rear disc conversion they are fuckin lethal without a bias valve

 

Tyre pressure would be first thing, next look for loosenes/slop in any rear bushes.
Soft dampers will certainly make it worse in the wet than dry, but you'd still feel it in the dry.
tabetha

 

One of the most common causes is excessive rear toe-in, as found in 90% of all lowered mk3/mk4 escorts.

 

stripped down back end eveythin looks fine. bit of play in inner wishbone bushes. decided to scrap the lowered springs fit new gas dampers wid std springs along with new bushes.. hopefully it will sort it.. thanks 4 advise..

 

Has it got the right width tyres on the back? Often boy racers fit wider alloys that result in a tyre footprint that is too big (thinking it increases grip), but in fact it reduces the grip and makes the car lethal.
Put two bags of sand in the boot and try it.

 

after fitting new parts was bit better, had it nct (mot) today was told rear tracking was out?? was told that inserting washers between the rear tie bars would sort it.. anyone else done this b4??

 

ive had this problem loads of times its when you lower the car the backend twitches like hell

 

i remember i sat my xr3 on its arse and the rear end was everywhere but if its just started happening could well be ur tie bar bushes or lower arm bushes?

 

made up 2 adjustable rear tie bars.. got the whole thing tracked.. problem solved...