sounds like a blown shock when driving on bumpy roads. Any idea what it could be? Any one know a good mechanic in orange county, CA? Thanks

 

I have the same problem right now. Have you checked the sway bar bushings and endlinks? I checked the endlinks and greased the bushings today. No luck.

How many miles on the car?

My clunking sound only comes at slow speeds < 20mph. Sometimes while turning, sometimes during acceleration. It's getting really annoying!

 

I have about 60k miles and yes it's really annoying. I'm going to get it check out. Probably will have to replace the shocks.

 

Hmm, 60k seems low for stock shocks to go bad. Are you dropped on them?


On a side note, can anyone give suggestions on my clunking? Not the shocks.

Mostly going over uneven roads, sometime during acceleration/heavy braking.

Help....

 

tie rods,ball joints.

 

Are there special ways to check for play in those?

 

jack the car ,hold on to the wheel with one hand at 12 o'clock position and the other at 6 o'clock and push back and forth.If there's play ,that means ball joints need replacing.With hands at 3 and 9 o'clock do the same,if there's play,tie rods are gone.

 

^ Thanks!

 

Sometimes you need to place a jack under the control arm and get the pressure off the pall joints to get them to move too. Clunking could also be the endlinks. Visually they may look ok but they may have play in them causing the clunk too. Yanking on them really wont do it because they are under tension from the sway

 

I just replaced my endlinks with the MOOG ones, so it's probably not them.

 

You mentioned earlier that you lubed the bushings. That might take care of a squeak, but it won't affect a clunk. If they haven't been changed in a while, you might try a pair. They are cheap, easy to change, and sometimes difficult to diagnose if they're loose. If you put oe bushings on, install them with NO lube. They are designed to twist, not slip, and can wear out sooner if lubed. You do need to lube urethane bushings like energy suspension however. Sway bar bushings, links, and tie rod ends often won't show any play unless they are in their normal position with the weight of the car compressing the suspension. Like on ramps or an alignment rack.

 

Coincidence...I just ordered a pair of OEM bushings today along with the bracket bolt that I stripped.

I'll be sure to take your advice about no lube when I install them. And yes, they haven't been replaced ever.

Endlinks are pretty new. So if the bushings aren't the problem, my next guess is the tierods.

 

Would busings or endlinks cause the front tires to wear on the inside with a drop??

 

No, tire wear is from the drop itself. Mostly toe out of spec, camber if you're dropped low enough.