Hi guys,
I am starting to get very concerned about the noise my front suspension is making, kind of a hard clonking noise over slight bumps etc (funnily not so bad over larger bumps!!) ..anyways, the noise is getting louder and more frequent, so im starting to get worried...the car is my daily driver.
Last weekend i took a good look underneath, but the only thing i could see wrong was a missing sway link (which i have on order). The lower control arm bushes looked ok, as did the ball joint, but i guess hard to tell with out dismantling. However i am wondering if the shock as gone bad, if so, how can i tell before i start throwing money at it? I have tried the bounce test..once i let go it rises and sinks once more then settles..is this normal?
Also, if the front struts do need swapping should i also replace the top mounts at the same time also? ..these squeek a hell of a lot when driving.
I am starting to get very concerned about the noise my front suspension is making, kind of a hard clonking noise over slight bumps etc (funnily not so bad over larger bumps!!) ..anyways, the noise is getting louder and more frequent, so im starting to get worried...the car is my daily driver.
Last weekend i took a good look underneath, but the only thing i could see wrong was a missing sway link (which i have on order). The lower control arm bushes looked ok, as did the ball joint, but i guess hard to tell with out dismantling. However i am wondering if the shock as gone bad, if so, how can i tell before i start throwing money at it? I have tried the bounce test..once i let go it rises and sinks once more then settles..is this normal?
Also, if the front struts do need swapping should i also replace the top mounts at the same time also? ..these squeek a hell of a lot when driving.