Right front clunk, yes I searched.

[alkemyst]

I saw a bunch of possibilities and will get the car up in the air tomorrow night, but if anyone can send some pointers to check for, it'd be appreciated.

I have reached under the car and tried to shake the sway bar, t/c rod, tie rod, coilover, etc...did notice the lower spanner nut was loose.

I have KTS coilovers, SPL t/c rods, new tie rods, new lower control arms, a new spindle on that side, and whiteline adj front sway.


Tomorrow I will go around and tighten everything to specs if loose...

The symptoms are when I go to hit my brakes, esp backing up I get a clunk from the right front side....almost sounds like the near middle of the car and not near the coilover....

Thanks for any help...it's going to not only be 61 degrees but rainy tomorrow and I want to get to my holiday party and screw around driving a bit...lucky they are letting us go at 2pm to prepare for the 7pm event.

[Dousan_PG]

top bolt that holds teh coilover to the camber plate (holds the shock in) most every coiloverneedss that bolt tightend at one point

btw, SPLPARTS.COM RULES!!

[alkemyst]

btw, SPLPARTS.COM RULES!!

I will check that top bolt first, I didn't check it at install time :cj:

SPLParts are fully top notch. Your quote is absolutely true. Kuah, Adam, anyone there just operate on a different level than most companies.

Hopefully that is all it is.

[twitchy]

do the TC rod bushings make much noise when their really really worn out?

i have a sound on the right front of mine that SOUNDS like a ball joint but the ball joint in there is like 8 months old

[alkemyst]

When mine were shot they made a clunky sound often.

[Maxtype 240]

[QUOTE=Dousan_PG]top bolt that holds teh coilover to the camber plate (holds the shock in) most every coiloverneedss that bolt tightend at one point
QUOTE]

+1, I however, took an impact gun to mine on the highest setting and snapped the bolt. 30min of welding to get that thing squared away... Lesson learned on impact gun power...

Jesse

[Dousan_PG]

hah
use the hand tools for that
important equiptment
impact suspension arms in but not retardo tight
stuff like this..torque wrench!!!!!!


thats funny maxtype bbut sounds like its cool now. haha
i wish i could have senn your face after thatwas done...'oh fuck...'
haha
i ve doen stupidshit like that too..justnot as serious the outcome

[240KAT]

i had a very similer clunk, mine were the outer tie rod ends. You said you got new tie-rods, but are they inner or outer?

[Maxtype 240]

thats funny maxtype bbut sounds like its cool now. haha
i wish i could have senn your face after thatwas done...'oh fuck...'
haha
i ve doen stupidshit like that too..justnot as serious the outcome

Breaking things is a great way to learn things, I must admit. At least I know what to do when such things happen. Drill, tap, helicoil, all things we perfect, especially w/ turbo side bolts :(

Regardless of brand names, all parts on my car are subject to be abused. That's how street cars become tough :)

[SlideStar]

i had a very similer clunk, mine were the outer tie rod ends. You said you got new tie-rods, but are they inner or outer?
My front left was making a clunk because of outer tie rod end too. It helped a lot.

[alkemyst]

damn although I hand checked it was the spanner above the lower mount and the spanner below it.

clunk gone.