Re: Too much weight?
I had the same problem with our phaeton. With one or two people in the front, no problem. Put someone in the back seat and the front end would shimmy. I tightened up the ends on the tie rod and so far the shimmy has not returned.
The toe-in was at 1/16" before adjusting the tie rod so I do not think it was an alignment problem. I have not had a chance to rechecked the alignment after the adjustment so I am not yet sure of how much it was affected.
Never thought of it being a problem with the rear spring, but it makes sense and I know both front and rear could use some attention.
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