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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 07:01 AM
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Angry Knock up front? Troubleshooting help needed.

I am starting to experience a "knock" up front. I think I narrowed it down to my right shock tower. In any case, I took both wheels off, made sure everything was tight again but still got the knock. It sounds like it is getting louder over the past few days.

I have Steeda Springs and FRPP shocks. They are about 8 months old. Never abused, no huge pot holes hit, just one day it started the knock.

Any thoughts on where to begin to troubleshoot?
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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jack up your car with weight off both wheels and recheck your swaybar endlinks. With load on the tires you might not be able to tell they are loose.

I had a noise that got progressivly worse and it turned out to be that.

I tightened them not even a full turn and the noise stopped.

my guess... endlinks are a little loose.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 08:19 AM
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It could also be the upper strut bearing caps. Mine started knocking a few months after I did my springs and has gotten progressively worse. I too checked the end-links more than once, and that wasn't it for me.

When I did my springs, shortly there-after I also did my longtube headers, and BMR K-member. My alignment was noticeably off, but didn't do anything about it. I'm guessing that with my alignment being as off as it was, it put a little more pressure on the upper strut bearing caps and they failed. So this weekend I'm putting Ford Racing Struts on and new upper strut caps and I should be good to go. Oh, and next weekend....an alignment. Don't want to do this again in a few months

Oh and in case anyone asks, yes, I had these replaced when I first got the car under the TSB for the strut clunking on the 05's.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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Sweet. I will try those 2 things. My car was built in July so hopefully it already had the TSB fix by then.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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If it ends up being the strut caps, they're cheap. I picked em up for like $24.00 for both of them.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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It's possible like sixtysix said athat it's the strut caps.

my right one was squeeking and I replaced it at the same time I checked the bolts, i just made sure everything was tighter when i put it back together...

and yea.. those caps are cheap.
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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So it was the end links. Tightened them up today. I contacted Steeda too and they mentioned they were coming out with strut caps in December. Nice upgrade for Christmas
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