front suspension clunking

Posted: Mon, 11/28/2011 - 3:25pm

fraze1

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front suspension clunking

there is a mad clucking sound coming from my suspension(i think), i thought it was the front strut plate but its not. a friend of mine said that it might be the casing that the strut goes into but i really have no idea. has anyone else had a similar issue? i know that i have cusco suspension and im wondering if i should look at getting them rebuilt or should i just look at getting a new set up all together. my main issue is that i am in school now and cant afford some crazy top of the line suspension. i dont take it to the track either so i only need street worthy gear. any suggestions/recommendations?
thanx

Posted: Mon, 11/28/2011 - 3:34pm

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dead strut or spring is popping.. my guess is dead strut

bc racing are nice n cheap and work fine

Posted: Tue, 11/29/2011 - 12:14am

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Check your sway bar endlinks?

Posted: Mon, 01/16/2012 - 12:36pm

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turns out that the strut doesnt seem to be sliding up and down in the casing very well. when my buddy and i lifted the front end up the suspension didnt slide down in a nice smooth motion, it was really jerky. im thinking about adjusting the screws at the top where the sway bar connects. have you guys done this before? i dont have any experience with that so im a little unsure how to go about doing it. can i just simply loosen the screws and slide them down a bit? how would i know if they are aligned properly? thanx again for the advice

Posted: Mon, 01/16/2012 - 6:09pm

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It sounds like you may need to take it to a shop if you dont know what your getting into. 95% the strut is blown. and loosening the sway bar end link wont do anything

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Posted: Tue, 01/17/2012 - 4:23am

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buy some b13 AGX's and put your stock springs on there. They can be had for less than 120 a corner and will be less than half of the cheapest crappiest coil overs.