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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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Whats going on guys, i recently decided to paint my brakes black, for fun, and everything went fine. About less then a week i've been hearing a weird noise coming from the right side of the car when i'm slowing down coming to a stop. I also hear the noise when i'm making a right turn...it's a really loud noise, and i've checked to see if the brakes are on tight. I honestly don't know what the problem is..but it's a daily car, with close to 160XXX. Have any clue to what it is ?...I"m confused about the "inner" and "lower" bushing on the control arm..too
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 06:32 PM
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is it your brake pads low? when is it happening?
when you apply the brakes or just making turns
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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Describe the noise. "Really loud" is not very descriptive. Also answer the above questions.
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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No, i checked the brakes, they're fine..i only hear the noise when i'm either slowing down coming to a stop at a red light, or stop sign and when i'm slowing down to a roll making a right turn. It sounds like arm is loose, and it's just rattling around..it's a loud series of thumps..so i stopped driving it recently..but it kills me know that theres something wrong with it.
*i changed the brakes about a month before.
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 07:52 PM
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jack up the car and check everything out again. maybe u left something loose
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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check the shimkit/fit kit. It sometimes get loose and produces weird noise
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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tomorrow, i'm having someone take a look at the car, hopefully we can put it on the lift and see what happens. I was thinking of getting new suspension...myabe springs or coilovers...but these roads are unforgiving!
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