Rattling noise from front suspension

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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 05:00 PM
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Just make your radio louder.

Or come take a ride in my car, every clunk rattle and pop will then be nothing in yours!

Tophats, endlinks, ball joins, wheel bearing, axle nut, strut. Could be anything.
Old Jul 31, 2013 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Ross
How would I tell if that's the problem?
your car is a trampoline. of the top of my head, id look at the following:

-CV boots (torn?)
-endlinks and sway (aftermarket?)
-isolated area of noise ($5 stethascopes from harbor freight are a timesaver)-poke around and listen for both internal and external noises
-front suspension bushings
-tophats (center nut as well as 3-12mm mounting plate nuts)- THESE WILL FOR SURE CAUSE RETCHED clunking when going over bumps. my center nut wasnt torqued to spec and after a while, every little bump i got a clunk. with the nut being loose, the strut and nut were able to travel higher than plate over bump. and when shock extended, the nut smacked against plate.
-heatshields (more RPM related)
-TOOLS! when was the last time u wrenched on ur car? missing a socket in the tool box?
-aftermarket (bigger) exhaust? i had to remove my midpipe shield to make more room

Last edited by 02RS25; Jul 31, 2013 at 05:16 PM.
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