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YOUR RESEARCHMetallic clunk from front suspension
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Check bolts
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I didn�t have the sound before I replaced the top mounts.
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Turns out the tire shop used a "Backing Nut" style valve stem.
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I checked for any loose nuts (been on for three years now) so I'm going to see if that's what it is.
Check nuts and screws nonetheless, especially shock absorber shaft
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Check all nuts and screws nonetheless, especially shock absorber shaft to top mount.
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I recently mounted Elephant racing quick change camber plates on my 996 C2 2002. Now and then I hear a metallic clunk (like metal to metal clunk) when the suspension is compressed. It usually happens when I ride over a speed bump with one wheel first.
The wheel alignment guy thought the sound comes from the top of the struts.
I read that uniball top mounts can give some noice, but a metallic sound? Is this normal? Or what could have happened? I mounted the top mounts my self, but it was pretty straight forward.
Robert
I update my own thread�
I think the sound comes from the springs that are moving. I didn�t have the sound before I replaced the top mounts. I have ohlins road and track suspension. But the question is, why are the springs moving?
Robert
This is going to sound crazy but I had a similar metallic noise in my front end after suspension, wheels, tires, and alignment.
Turns out the tire shop used a "Backing Nut" style valve stem. The nut came free of the valve stem inside of the tire/wheel and was bouncing around. It would happen sometimes randomly when I came to a stop and reversed, and sometimes rhythmically when turning at a certain speed. Not sure why or how that was the case, but when I pulled the left front from the car I heard the same exact noise.
Sounds like that may not be the case, but for a story of the oddities of "front end noises..."
I've been getting a clunk from the left side when I turn the wheel all the way in one direction. I checked for any loose nuts (been on for three years now) so I'm going to see if that's what it is. I have Elephant LCAs, Camber arms and uniball camber plates.
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