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Anybody else get front end chatter when cold?

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Old 12-11-2010, 06:10 PM
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Default Anybody else get front end chatter when cold?

Just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this condition. On cold mornings it sounds like I am going to throw a strut through the hood when I go over small bumps. It is fast cycling and violent sounding enough that you would expect to see something missing a bolt. The condition goes away after warming up. Comes from both sides but more noticeable on drivers side. She did this last winter, and I was guessing the torn LCA bushings were the cause.

I redid most everything except for the tie rods on my suspension this summer, including a switch to tubular k frame and LCA's w/ new ball joints,coil overs, rack bushings and struts. This morning was probably in the mid to high 20's and the noise is back. Now that I am thinking about it I didn't replace my sway bar bushings, but they didn't look to bad.

Anyone else?
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Old 12-11-2010, 09:03 PM
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ya, i've noticed it the past few weeks, there's some small bumps in my addition and when i go over them, or any little chattery bumps, it sounds like a rattling almost. i'd have to guess its something to do with the struts or strut bushings.
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