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Old Nov 2, 2018 | 12:34 PM
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I have a 2004 with 111K. Just had gas struts/mounts and lower front control arms/ball joints replaced. Planning to do upper control arms in a few weeks (budgeting). Ride is much better, but I get a load clunk when I make a hard turn going downhill. I didn't have this before. Is it possible the new control arms are making the old ones do this? I'm told the bushings are bad on the upper, as was the case on the lower ones. Thanks!
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Old Nov 2, 2018 | 01:24 PM
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I have a 2004 with 111K. Just had gas struts/mounts and lower front control arms/ball joints replaced. Planning to do upper control arms in a few weeks (budgeting). Ride is much better, but I get a load clunk when I make a hard turn going downhill. I didn't have this before. Is it possible the new control arms are making the old ones do this? I'm told the bushings are bad on the upper, as was the case on the lower ones. Thanks!
i would jackup the car and do a visual to make sure everything is tight. If all looks good, the clunk might be coming from the upper control arms since you said the bushings are shot and the stiff new lowers are making the uppers move in a turn.

so for now ignore, but get the visual inspection completed ASAP.
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Old Nov 5, 2018 | 02:00 PM
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Thanks. I had my mechanic look at it today. He concurs that the new lower arms are likely causing the old uppers to make noise.
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