Hi folks. There might be a few posts from me in quick succession!

So I had my new to me 07 l322 tdv8 up on my ramp today for the first time and, of course, those things that are not obvious when viewing a vehicle on the ground become clear to see.

The most annoying is that I spotted rear tyre wear on the inner edge of the offside rear tyre. Its down to the cords. The nearside rear and fronts are fine. Am I right in thinking this is either bushes on this side or a wheel alignment issue?

Before I take it for an alignment and a new tyre, where should I be checking the likely fail points on the suspension setup?

(I was hoping to use this next weekend for a long trip but doubt it will be rectified by then and I dont want my baby in a car with a rear tyre in that state! I think we will be back in the D3)

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Haha. I am amazed at how corroded everything is under there. Very crusty. I see rustproofing in my future.

I recently had the same issue, mine was due to worn rear hub bushes. I had both
Upper and lower bushes changed on both sides.

Usually the bushes I changed all the rears on mine at 95k and again at 190k didnt see the point in replacing only the one that was failing and it drives like a dream after

Sounds sensible to renew the lot really. What sort of time DIY would it take? Is there a decent 'how to' anywhere you can recommend? Did you go for new arms or just replace bushes etc? The ones on there look rather crusty as does the subframe itself!

Am I missing anything if I change everything in the top and bottom pic and the two hub bushes on the middle pic, on both sides of the car, is that all of the rear suspension sorted?

What do you do with the air suspension when doing this job - does it need to be depressurised in some way once the vehicle is supported in the air?

Also - what brand parts are you all buying and where from? I like to avoid Britpart but Genuine is rather expensive for the complete assemblies...

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