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Originally Posted by Jfree
When I bought my 01 maxima, it had 235/45/17 series tires on it. I recently went back to the recommended size tires for the Max and now I have some problems. 
1. Now when I go over speed bumps, I hear a popping type sound on both side of the car at the wheels.
2. When I turn the wheel right and have to stop, say a yield sign, when i turn and straighten the wheel I hear the same pop/thud sound. Mostly during shifting during the turn and straightning out the wheel.
Axles, Suspension? Any help is greatly appreciated. And I dont see any rips in the boots or hear a clicking noise while driving. |
that doesn't sound tire-related. Did the noise appear immediately after replacing the tires? Did they do any other work on the car?
Check a couple of things:
1. make sure the lug nuts are torqued to spec!!!! also make sure the wheel is seated on the hub center bore.
2. check that the spring is seated correctly on the lower perch.
3. make sure the brake line is attached correctly to the strut
Clarifying questions:
a) noise - have someone drive your car in a parking lot slowly and stand near it and see if you can pinpoint where in the suspension the sound is (top, bottom)
b) are your wheels stock wheels or aftermarket?
c) what else in the suspension is aftermarket, if anything?