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The ole' clunking noise issue but with a twist

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Old 12-09-08, 05:44 PM
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Default The ole' clunking noise issue but with a twist

I installed Daizen sways on Friday night. All was well driving it around and feeling the car out. Saturday evening im backing out of the driveway and I hear what sounds to me like something around the front passenger side suspension area, so Sunday I pull off the front sway bar, clean, regrease, and tq properly but clunking noise is still there. Check all over and I have no clue, can shocks go out all of a sudden? Makes the most noise when slowly moving on bumpy roads around 15 mph-ish. Turns do not seem to be a culpriate, shocks are stock on DF210's. Thanks for any input you have.
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Clunking is most often caused from the caster bushing or control arm bushings wearing out. If you haven't changed the front ball joints then that clunking is a warning that they are about to fail.
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Hey guys, it seems like I'm having the exact problem. Can anyone of you provide a pic of what the front ball joints look like?
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