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Clunk noise in front after lowering?

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YOUR RESEARCHClunk noise in front after lowering?

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The shop who installed the suspension re-tightened the parts they worked on and mentioned it may be that my sway bar links may need to be replaced.

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The shop who installed the suspension re-tightened the parts they worked on and mentioned it may be that my sway bar links may need to be replaced.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

After having the car lowered with Eibach/Bilstein shocks and springs, I have noticed a clunk noise while going over bumps in the road. The shop who installed the suspension re-tightened the parts they worked on and mentioned it may be that my sway bar links may need to be replaced. Has anybody had this happen?

POST 2Original post

Hmm, they retightened all the bolts already? If so, the endlinks might be binding... but that's not common. It's usually a loose nut on the swaybar endlink or a loose shock body top nut.

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

they tried tightened, but didnt find anything loose, including the top nut, but I will put the front end up and check myself on monday. Is there anything specific I should look out for?

POST 5Original post

Sway bar mount bolts are a very likely culprit. Make sure they actual mounts, where it bolts to the car, are properly torqued.

POST 6Original post

This happened to me when I put my H&R springs on. The solution was putting a washer under the upper strut tower nut for each strut. This can be done while they are on the car (weight on wheels). This allowed the nut to be fully tightened and removed the slack.

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Check the clamp around the shock body also and see if the actual shock body is loose. I've seen this happen too where the clamp around the shock body isn't tight enough. Don't overtorque, however, it's an aluminum piece.

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Thanks, ill try out all of your suggestions tomorrow and post a follow-up

POST 9Original post

Mine is doing the same after installing H&R Sport springs. I have not had time to take it back to the guys at Ruf yet.

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