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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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Hello huys and gals im new to this whole Lexus thing and have a question on suspension noise that i here from time to time when driving.

problem: when i drive i notice that theres a high pitch pop noise that comes from the passenger front will when i turn. right at either low to mild speeds. sorta like a spring is poping in and out of the seat on the shock body. we checked the coil-over system and thats fine but im lost to whats going on with this thing. also i can fell the pop in the steering wheel also when the problem starts.


any help would be nice,
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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Check the steering joint by the steering rack and make sure its not blinding. You may need to check your lower ball joint also.
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Old Dec 10, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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thanks alo vvt-i i'll check those parts wheni get off work today....
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by vip adam
Hello huys and gals im new to this whole Lexus thing and have a question on suspension noise that i here from time to time when driving.

problem: when i drive i notice that theres a high pitch pop noise that comes from the passenger front will when i turn. right at either low to mild speeds. sorta like a spring is poping in and out of the seat on the shock body. we checked the coil-over system and thats fine but im lost to whats going on with this thing. also i can fell the pop in the steering wheel also when the problem starts.


any help would be nice,
thanks again

vip adam
check lower ball joing. on that car they tend to go bad quite frequently
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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Ding Ding Ding... same thing replaced em bout a two months ago. Lower ball joints suck- but if u dont replace those they could blow and think about your suspension just going through your fender!!! dont want that.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Mattress
Ding Ding Ding... same thing replaced em bout a two months ago. Lower ball joints suck- but if u dont replace those they could blow and think about your suspension just going through your fender!!! dont want that.
thanks alot bro theyll be changed out by next week......
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