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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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Alright this has been goin on for awhile but It has gotten to a point to where its embarrassing to me. Its nothing with the shocks bc i can go over speed bumps and hear nothing. But when im going from a stop then i hear a clunk/cracking noise and sometimes i can feel a pop in the floor board where you rest your foot from the clutch. I have sprayed all my rubber bushings with WD40 and it didnt stop a thing. Anyone got any ideas?
 
Old Oct 2, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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look at the ball joints in the control arms. Im putting a 99% guarentee its ball joints.
 
Old Oct 2, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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What am I looking for? and do you have a pic so i can kinda tell where im lookin?
 
Old Oct 2, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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It is like at least a 98% chance its your control arms. As far as what to look at, slight weathering, but they are really hard rubber so just assume that with your symptoms its them. I would start with the huge ones on the bottom aka lower ca's and go up but then I like to say i'm right always so...

Also how many miles you have on her, cause like myself you have a 2000 so it may be time to spend at least a grand and change all the fronts. Sorry.
 
Old Oct 2, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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you can actually get a kit for about 600 and do it yourself
 
Old Oct 3, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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shes got 116k on her now..getting on up there..was 87k when i bought her two years ago
 
Old Oct 3, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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Control arms, Tie rod ends is the most common.

My clonking noise cas from a sway bar bolt that had unscrewed alittle, tightened it and now it is silent.
 
Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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+1 on the swaybar - same thing happened to me
 
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