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Old 11-11-2010, 04:34 PM
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Hey guys - so heres the situation. Sometimes, when I'm taking a hard turn (never soft ones), the front end makes a thump sound. I did just get it lowered, without doing shocks and struts, but I think it started before I messed with the springs anyway. Also, my isolators are missing, dunno where they went. Any ideas what could be making that noise?
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Old 11-11-2010, 07:46 PM
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could be tie rod ends.
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Old 11-11-2010, 07:55 PM
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Check the standards. Loose bolts, worn wheel bearing, tie rods, ball joints. Then check the bushings in the sway bar and end links, struts, steering rack and control arms.

How hard is a hard turn anyways???? If theres a lot of body roll into it, it may just be the strut bottoming out :/
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Old 11-11-2010, 08:22 PM
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Eh a hard turn is just .. like spirited driving. Taking a turn at like 30-25 maybe? I can get definitive numbers
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Im talking hard as in body roll angles and how much the suspension is stressed. The radius of the turn can affect this greatly too.
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