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Old 11-17-2008, 03:28 PM   #1
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whats that noise?

everytime i turn my car to the right and hit a bump i hear a clunck noise?? for the life of me i cant figure what it is!!
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Old 11-17-2008, 07:19 PM   #2
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ball joint, sway bar end links, sway bar bushings, could be many things.
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Old 11-17-2008, 08:09 PM   #3
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Old 11-17-2008, 08:52 PM   #4
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could also be a bad strut
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Old 11-18-2008, 12:46 AM   #5
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could also be a bad strut

to sha, i forgot about that one, but yes that is a possableity.
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Old 11-18-2008, 04:03 AM   #6
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jk, check balljoints, my guess
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Old 11-18-2008, 05:33 PM   #7
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ball joint, sway bar end links, sway bar bushings, could be many things.
not the ball joint allready look for that and sway bar bushings do need replacing!
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Old 11-18-2008, 06:11 PM   #8
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not the ball joint allready look for that and sway bar bushings do need replacing!
replace them there cheap enuf, and go from there but i can guess thats the prob.
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Old 11-20-2008, 10:11 PM   #9
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more than likely u will fix the problem if u replace ur sway bar bushings. its pretty comon for them to go out..**** i have broken 2 sets of polys on the pass side and one on the driver side rear
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If your talking full lock, then its probably just the steering stop while the suspension is moving over the bump.
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Old 01-19-2009, 09:51 AM   #11
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Its probably the upper strut mount.
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