what is this, why is it like this, and what should I do?? [pic]

how about rear clunking ? passenger side ? endlinks have a little play, sway bar and strut seems good

check trailing and lateral arms. bet your trailing arms are bent to sh1t.

any pictures ? not too experienced on suspension comp

The struts arrive today. I'm going to replace them after work.. anything in particular I should be aware of? any screws that I don't want to unscrew??

if it hasn't been said yet the 2 lower bolts need to be pounded out of the strut/knuckle. loosen the bolts, unscrew them to the end so you don't mushroom the end of the bolt, and pound it out.

dont drop it once its loose, watch for the brake lines and such. easy job tho.

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Originally Posted by scottydoggs

if it hasn't been said yet the 2 lower bolts need to be pounded out of the strut/knuckle. loosen the bolts, unscrew them to the end so you don't mushroom the end of the bolt, and pound it out.

dont drop it once its loose, watch for the brake lines and such. easy job tho.

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I'll keep that in mind. thanks!

reading the repair manual...it says alignment is *mandatory* after strut replacement..i guess i am not doing it tonight as i have a 300mi drive tomorrow;

I was also going to replace rear struts too.. is the alignment necessary again after rear struts?

yeah the rear can get out of alignment as well i guess, its all adjustable.

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reading the repair manual...it says alignment is *mandatory* after strut replacement..i guess i am not doing it tonight as i have a 300mi drive tomorrow;

I was also going to replace rear struts too.. is the alignment necessary again after rear struts?

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Is it necessary? No. Is it a good idea? Yes.

It is finally finished! installed two front struts, and 4 wheel alignment.

Thank you all for your inputs!

did the noise go away??

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did the noise go away??

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yup yup

ok.....sorry for bumping an old thread, but I think it's somewhat related.
Is this lower control arm Mad Monkey mentioned above? it doesn't look good....can I keep it like this?
this is a passenger side.


Thanks!

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yeah you can drive on it like that but that pretty worn, make plans to change them both. both sides that is. and then an alignment.

do I change the whole arms? or just bushings?

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do I change the whole arms? or just bushings?

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Change the whole arms. They'll come with new balljoints as well. Ready out of the package for a straight swap.

rock auto has the whole lca for like 40 something a side. yes just replace the whole arm.(s) its like a 3 bolt job really.

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Change the whole arms. They'll come with new balljoints as well. Ready out of the package for a straight swap.

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It will come with new balljoints??

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It will come with new balljoints??

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yes new arm with new ball joint and new bushings. take the old one out, and slap the new one in, that easy, you'll want an alignment after you are done. your steering wheel may be off a little bit when your done.

the shops didn't tell me about the lca when they were doing the struts..and I don't notice any shake on highway. does it mean I can put it off for, maybe, 5k miles?