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Old Dec 14, 2022 | 01:14 PM
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Default Full turn lock "clunk" RC350 AWD

So I've had this from time to time and the noise seems to happen a bit more recently so wanted to ask if anyone else experienced the same thing. Every now and again someone will park across from my driveway and i have to basically do a full lock left turn, when I do I heard some slight clunks. It's almost as if something is binding up in the suspension. I was just under the car as I switched the OEM wheels with summer tires to my winter wheel tire setup and didn't see anything that looked loose or broken. Its certainly a noise I've heard since I had it but I felt it wasn't as often. I'll try and replicate later on a video and post that too.
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Old Dec 15, 2022 | 05:11 AM
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i haven't come across this issue, but very curious of what it might be.
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Old Dec 15, 2022 | 06:31 AM
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I hear this in the is every once and awhile. Looks like very slight rubbing on the frt of the fender liner right by where the vent comes through on mine. I can’t find anything else thus far.
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Old Dec 15, 2022 | 07:37 AM
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I hear this in the is every once and awhile. Looks like very slight rubbing on the frt of the fender liner right by where the vent comes through on mine. I can’t find anything else thus far.
Ahh interesting because I tried to video the noise and I cant replicate with the snow tires/wheels. I have -1 fitment so I'm running 18s with 225/45/18s, smaller and narrower than the OEM F Sport setup.
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Old Dec 15, 2022 | 06:45 PM
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Tire skip or hop is one possibility that only happens when wheel is turned completely to one side or the other.
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Old Dec 19, 2022 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by MKenM
Tire skip or hop is one possibility that only happens when wheel is turned completely to one side or the other.
I wonder if the fact that the summer tires were getting very worn (last season so I stretched them more than normal) and maybe they were sticky more than in the past.
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Old Dec 19, 2022 | 02:21 PM
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I doubt that would be the case.
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