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Apr 30, 2004 | 05:02 AM

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suspension noise on pot holes

I drive about 400 miles a week most on highway pot holes, lately I have been hearing a noise on every pot hole from the whole front like a clucking noise "click clock like something is moving" I am not sure what it is could this be my motor mounts going bad? or something else.. I never changed my control arm bushing nor the sway bar bushings could eather be it?

Apr 30, 2004 | 05:08 AM

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is ur car dropped or factory?

Apr 30, 2004 | 05:32 AM

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is ur car dropped or factory?

Eibach + Tokico blues for a long time.

Apr 30, 2004 | 07:50 AM

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bump? ........

Apr 30, 2004 | 11:34 AM

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You might want to take a look and the strut mounts and bushing. Also check your tokico blues because they break down overtime.

Apr 30, 2004 | 12:44 PM

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If it's a clunk, it's probably the nut at the top of the shock tower that's loose. Tighten it back up and you should be good. I'm not sure what the torque spec is on that nut, but I bet someone else here does.

Apr 30, 2004 | 01:37 PM

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maybe it's the top of your coil springs rubbing against each other? I think I have that and am going to wrap some rubber hose around the back pair (where I think the sound is coming from), to address that issue.

Apr 30, 2004 | 05:59 PM

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any more ideas? What other bushings usually go bad after time? 103k on the car.

Apr 30, 2004 | 06:38 PM

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Could be a couple things incl the ones mentioned earlier. While the car is parked open the hood & try pressing down the fender from the side right next to each strut. Do it really hard like you would with a bumper/shock test. Get the car bouncing if you can. Does it make the same noise? Is the top of the strut moving around at all?

Apr 30, 2004 | 06:44 PM

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strut mounts maybe?

May 2, 2004 | 06:55 AM

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I changed the sway bar bushings, stab bushings, and links bushings. Sound went away the only thing I hear now is when coming in and out of driveways a small noise like a bushing is stretching. I think it might be the control arm bushing?

May 2, 2004 | 08:03 AM

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if it does make that noise then what does that mean?
my car makes the same sound
im dropped on gcs

May 2, 2004 | 08:36 AM

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My uncles max had a similar problem with clunking which seemed to be coming from the passengers wheel well. After months of searching one mechanic found that the control arms's ball joint was really worn down and was clunking around in the socket. it was a basically cheap fix too about $180 w/ labor. BTW his max has a little over 100k miles.