Today when I was driving I noticed alot of noise coming from the suspension, mostly the rear,when i would go over bumps in the road. it has to be either the struts or the springs. could this be a buffer that has moved out of place or is faulty. any ideas? thanks

 

well i think i figured out my own question. I think my stock strut mounts failed. I found a set of steeda replacements that are stronger, but are $300 at lethelperformance. has anyone else had this problem and how did you fix it?

 

I think you are looking at the *front* strut mounts. Is the failure the fronts or rears, since you were mentioning the noise in the rear. If it's the fronts, there is a Service bulletin about it and you can get itreplaced at the dealer for free.

Tom

 

im having a noise from my front struts aswell, anyone wanna get me the link to that service bulletin, i cant seem to find it!

 

I just installed my springs tonight and there is a clunking sound coming from my front struts. I'm not sure this is the same noise you are describing, but a friend of mine thinks its becase the strut mount bearings are binding. I'm not very familiar with exactly how this new macpherson strut system works...is there a bearing in the strut mount? Is the clunking noise when turning the streering wheel, is what he described something I can fix by adjusting something?

 

no, you need new strut mounts or camber plates... when the stock strut mounts gets compressed it molds or forms to everything, when you take them apart and put them back in most times than not it will bind in there causing noise !

 

The 2005 Mustang has a different sway bar link with a very large ball joint on each end. I installed the Ford Racing Handling kit and a "klunk" appeared a few month later. The ball joint in the sway bar link was the cause. I ordered replacements from the dealer and replaced them with new part which has a smaller ball joint. What happens (especially on lowered cars) is the large joint (factory 2005) hits the strut when you turn the wheels and go over a bumb. The parts cost about $25 each and take a 18mm & 8mm wrench to replace.

Another cause is the upper strut "seat" the big rubber thing with the 4 studs that stick up through the strut tower. Ford has them in stock for about $20 each, there was a TSB on them for the 2005 GT.

 

NHTSA Recall Campaign Number: 06E089000 , thats the front this is on the rear SERVICE BULLETIN:01011901 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER:10020921








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