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Still A Clunk

Old Nov 10, 2014 | 03:32 PM
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Still A Clunk

So this weekend I Replaced a ton of front end parts including, front struts and strut mounts,
sway bar links and CABS. I still have a clunk in the front end when hitting bumps. It it a lot better then before but still pretty obvious. I did also install SSC lowering springs.
I aligned vehicle as well.

Any ideas on what it could be??

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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by talkeddelta8
So this weekend I Replaced a ton of front end parts including, front struts and strut mounts,
sway bar links and CABS. I still have a clunk in the front end when hitting bumps. It it a lot better then before but still pretty obvious. I did also install SSC lowering springs.
I aligned vehicle as well.

Any ideas on what it could be??

Thank you
If you did the sway bar end links and the CABS that's a good start.

Did you replace the sway bar bushings? What about the front CAB's?

My guess is sway bar bushing.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 04:22 PM
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Sway bar bushings

Steering intermediate shaft

Ball joints

Tie rods
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 04:26 PM
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Sway bar bushings

Steering intermediate shaft

Ball joints

Tie rods

the tie rods and the ball joints are tight. so it either has to be the sway bar bushings, and it doesn't clunk when turning for the intermediate shaft.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 04:50 PM
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Steering shaft will do it on bumps too especially if it is on one side and causes the wheel to move side to side
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Old Nov 11, 2014 | 02:22 AM
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disconnect swaybar endlinks and drive it, if the clunk goes away its probably the bushings
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Old Nov 13, 2014 | 08:01 PM
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Once you tighten the sway bar links, then drive it, then you have to retighten them. 90% of people I've helped with clunking and new sway bar links this was the problem.
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Old Nov 13, 2014 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by supernovanator
Once you tighten the sway bar links, then drive it, then you have to retighten them. 90% of people I've helped with clunking and new sway bar links this was the problem.
if thats the case then they didnt tighten them properly in the first place. never have i had to do that on any car.
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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by kzak104
if thats the case then they didnt tighten them properly in the first place. never have i had to do that on any car.
Yep, that was the case with 90% of the people I've helped with clunking. Tighten them and feel like you did good, then drive it and realize you didn't
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