Suspension noise....what can it be?
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Suspension noise....what can it be?
My car is a 2000 with 160K on it. It has been lowered for about 2 years now with H&R springs (1.4 inches and 1.3 inches lower front/rear) and Tokico Illuminas. The car started making a sort of a banging noise that has gotten progressively worse over the last several months and only on the right front corner of the car when that tire goes over a bump.
I figured it was the Tokico strut (about 30K on it) since I thought it made the same noise as when the OEM strut failed and had gone bad at about 65K.
Well... it seems i was WRONG. I used Housecor's write up http://www.shiftice.com/strut_install.html (props to him) and followed the steps carefully and when I drove the car I noticed that the "banging" seemed a little less noticeable by about 10-20% and less "clanging" as if it were more controlled; maybe attributable to the newer "tighter" strut.
I have checked the wheel bearings by doing the pull test on the tire and no looseness. Nothing else seems loose on that right side but i did notice a VERY slight looseness on the sway bar end link on the other side (LEFT) of the car.
What else could it be that I should be looking for?
I figured it was the Tokico strut (about 30K on it) since I thought it made the same noise as when the OEM strut failed and had gone bad at about 65K.
Well... it seems i was WRONG. I used Housecor's write up http://www.shiftice.com/strut_install.html (props to him) and followed the steps carefully and when I drove the car I noticed that the "banging" seemed a little less noticeable by about 10-20% and less "clanging" as if it were more controlled; maybe attributable to the newer "tighter" strut.
I have checked the wheel bearings by doing the pull test on the tire and no looseness. Nothing else seems loose on that right side but i did notice a VERY slight looseness on the sway bar end link on the other side (LEFT) of the car.
What else could it be that I should be looking for?
#5
hey i'm getting the same noise on my pass side front it sounds like the strut but beleive me it's not
it's your ball joint i went to pepboys got a front end check and my struts (tokiko illumina) are ok jack your car up and shake the wheel left to right and you will hear the noise i decided to change the whole controle arm's though so i'll let you know if the noise stops..............
it's your ball joint i went to pepboys got a front end check and my struts (tokiko illumina) are ok jack your car up and shake the wheel left to right and you will hear the noise i decided to change the whole controle arm's though so i'll let you know if the noise stops..............
#6
My advice is to check all motor mounts yourself, top two can be seen from the top of the engine bay. Bottom two can be seen from under the car with a flash light if you look hard enough. I'd recommend unbolting the cross member just to be safe and get a better view.
Last edited by kiyakerz; 06-09-2010 at 11:05 AM.
#8
Stick a pry bar under the mount and try to move it up, (the hook end of a small crow bar works well). If it moves 1/2" or better, that's likely your problem. When I took mine out it didn't look bad - only a small crack in the rubber near the steel insert. When I went to put the new one in and discovered that I had to lift the engine another 1/2", I figured I was on to something. Sure enough, new one eliminated that clunking noise I despised for over 6 months. I had previously replaced shocks & struts and sway bar end links.
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