I have sportlines installed on my 2.2 cobalt for about 6 months now and just lately i've been getting a pop noise from my front suspension everytime i go over bumps. How else can I tell if my struts are blown?

 

if there leaking juice, otherwise check bolts.

 

Endlinks Loose.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showt...endlinks+quiet

 

are the endlinks the bolts that hold on the sway bars?

 

Well, I have to think, Normally there is a swaybar, but If I remember this car has none, just a large brace between the two.

Never Mind.

 

the front does have a sway and yet the end links are what connects it to the strut bodys

 

tomorrow i'm going to take my front tires off and try and tighten the bolts around the strut hopefully this helps.

 

bump for help

 

like mkulrey13 said the most obvious sign the struts are gone is leaking oil, although alot of people have noticed new noises after lowering. i used to get popping sounds from the rear untill i got the koni's. these 2.2l shocks and struts arent built to withstand the higher spring rates and they do fail pretty quickly, if you have the cash the koni's are a tremendous upgrade and they will probly outlast you owning the car.

 

really konis last that long? are the front inserts hard to install?

okay so i checked my struts and they don't appear to be leaking. And all of the bolts are nice and tight so i'm guessing my struts are just shot and need to be replaced.

 

i know people who have been autocrossing on the same koni's for 8 or 9 years, and thats every weekend and using the car as a daily driver. the front inserts arent hard to install just a little time consuming. youll need an minimun a hack saw( preferrably a saws all or dremel tool) just cut the struts about 1/8th of an inch down from the top, gut everything out and clean the oil out, drill a hole in the bottom, put the insert in and reassemble the strut as if it were the factory piece.