kikcaffine

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The damnedest thing happened, I noticed my front end link for my sway bar was about to unscrew itself all the way from the LCA, so I tightened to down, and now the car makes a popping sound like non damn stop when going over bumps or when the suspension compresses from the front of the car. I saw the thread about re-torquing the sub frame to 90ftlbs but that didn't make a difference on it. Do the end links wear out and cause this, or would worn sway bar bushings cause this?


Checked:
Ball joints - good
Tie Rods- good/replaced 1 with new unit
LCA Bushings- good

MidloSC

iTrader: (1)

Strut mounts will do that also. Sway bar and end links are more of a clink, not a pop.

kikcaffine

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Ok cool, thanks!


I guess they just deteriorate? Can you visually look at them and see if they are bad?

xspsi6

iTrader: (31)

Strut mounts will do that however scx00 does not have struts they have shocks which just have a little rubber bushing that very rarely goes bad.

GSteg

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disconnect one side of the sway and see if you still get a popping noise. If you do, then the problem is somewhere else.

SupraTico

I'd put money it's your lower control arms (the ball joints.. one side or both)

Careful, cause they WILL pop out when they get bad enough and your whole wheel WILL turn up (like the DeLorean in Back to the Future, but facing up lol) AMHIK...

INTIMAZY

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Do you have aftermarket sway bars? If so, it's more likely that the end links went.

alfa spade

i got the same issue. i just replaced my fronts with coilovers and the sway bar links are all messed up now cus i got angry at them. now my car makes pop noises all the time. just ordered new sway bar links a couple days ago. will update to see if pop goes away.

alfa spade

I just recieved my new pair of front end sway bar links. i'll take pics and post once i install and see if the noise disappears. prob will take me a day or two before i do the install. i got daddy duties to handle first.

alfa spade

Ok so i'm finally going to replace my front sway bar links. i'll be done later today and i'll posts any changes. i got a pair of CTR sway bar links. they seem to be the best available ones. they are the only ones that have a nut on the inside of the bolt so that its easier to take off. The OEM ones you have to use a vise grip plier to hold it on one side especially if its rusted like mine. lol. i guess 16 years of being on the car does that to it. lol.

TechGreek

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You don't have to hold them with a vice. They have a spot for an Allen wrench then use a ratcheting 14/15mm wrench and crank away while holding the wrench.

Sway bar bushings can cause a thud / flutter

alfa spade

yeah i know but the vise just works so much better. and these suckers are so worn out. lol. and on top of that its easier to use a ratchet and vise vice nonratcheting wrench and holding a tiny allen.

well the end result was a good one. after replacing both sway bar links all the dumb sounds of clunk and clank went away... well in the front only. now i hear some of them in the back. not as bad as the front but still in need of replacing. i went and had some fun with the fam so i wouldn't get in trouble for spending all morning at sears looking for new tools and at my car having fun. so i will post pics tomorrow.

alfa spade

i just gotta figure out how to post pics first....

alfa spade

This is the new one and the old one side by side.

alfa spade

you can tell it was in need of some lovin.