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It came in handy being able to engine brake down a few of the steep hills we found ourselves on in Colorado last year. Much better than having your foot on the brake pedal the entire time. I could adjust my downhill speed by changing gears, up and down, and hardly ever touched the gas pedal...

I never thought about the aluminum cracking, but it makes sense. So I guess that means the clunking noise is likely the typical sway bar issue, and nothing I messed up with my jack or stands. What service manual are you guys using? Thanks for the help.

Lifting by the suspension components damages what, exactly? I've either jacked the car up by the arms, or used them as a place for the jackstands, after lifting it from the body. There has been a clunking in the front end that I don't think was there when we got the car, so what did I...