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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 02:10 PM
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so today im going over this uneven bump/ditch that i go over everyday to get to my house... but today i heard a weird noise and now everytime i go over a bump this noise comes from the drivers side rear tire well.... could this be my shock/sring gone bad?
 
Old Feb 19, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Open the trunk and push down on the back of car.
Listen for the noise.
 
Old Feb 19, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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yah i did that... sounds like crap... what would i need to buy to fix that? and where can i buy it?
 
Old Feb 19, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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any help please?
 
Old Feb 19, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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I had a cracked spring and it used to make noise when I went over any uneven road.. This was since it was rubbing against the shock.
 
Old Feb 19, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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the spring is broken... and its rubbin againt the shock... f*CK!!! and it looks like the top part of the shock thats plastic is cracked too...


can anyone point me to a website where i can get parts to fix this... thanks
 
Old Feb 19, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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does anyone know if these springs would work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tein-...spagenameZWDVW
 
Old Feb 19, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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nvm those are for fwd
 
Old Feb 19, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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ok found these now....


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VOGTL...3756.m20.l1116

can someone please help me out....
 
Old Feb 19, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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yup those are good
 



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