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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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Well all of a sudden i started to hear from the front driver side wheel some squeaky, slightly clunky noise each time I hit a bumb. even the smallest bump. Sound isnt very loud, like a dying rat, squaking.. on the highway a there is this bridge entrance which has a pretty harsh bump on it and i hit it twice in 2 different days right with my front left wheel and it felt pretty violent each time I hit it. I was wondering what this could be.. Any ideas?

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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Musclefan21
Well all of a sudden i started to hear from the front driver side some squeaky, slightly clunky noise each time I hit a bumb. even the smallest bump. Sound isnt very loud, like a dying rat, squaking.. on the highway a there is this bridge entrance which has a pretty harsh bump on it and i hit it twice in 2 different days right with my front left wheel and it felt pretty violent each time I hit it. I was wondering what this could be.. Any ideas?

thanks!
Jack her up, and look....grab a hold of it, see if it is loose, or broken...something else may have come loose as well, and is rattling around under there...
It does sound like a broken shock though
 
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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You need to phrase your title better. You might have a reputation to protect.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 01:18 AM
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let me know if you need a shock i just replaced mine at 35000 for the kyb's.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 06:43 AM
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Default Re: I may have blown a shock...??

I had a similar squeak when hitting bumps and turning....... it went away when I replaced my steering stabilizer.

Might not be that though if you say the car rides different.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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Default Re: I may have blown a shock...??

Originally Posted by Musclefan21
on the highway a there is this bridge entrance which has a pretty harsh bump on it and i hit it twice in 2 different days right with my front left wheel and it felt pretty violent each time I hit it. I was wondering what this could be.. Any ideas?

thanks!
Muscle,

Trust me when I say that you have to hit a bump harder than $hit to mess up a shock. Between having the 20's and crappy roads around DT Indy, I have hit some potholes that look like they could eat my car, I get out, and everything is fine.

But wait, your car is lowered, and you do not know how they did it or what they used. You may have a blown shock.....
 
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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No offense... this has been my worry since you bought the car. Technically your shocks should be ok but you don't know what those guys did to it when they lowered it. I just hope you don't find another mess under there like you did with the door panels and handles. Good luck!
 
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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thanks guys. My shocks are stock, they lowered it with lowering springs. I will have to lift her up and see. damn thing is too low for my jack, I gotta find another way....

Necrossfire, I may take you up on the offer if that is the case. How much?
 
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 01:22 AM
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ill pretty much give it to ya maybe like 10 bucks plus ship?? haha let me know which side and front or back?
 
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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ill pretty much give it to ya maybe like 10 bucks plus ship?? haha let me know which side and front or back?
Ok thanks a lot1 I will definitely let you know
 
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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ok here is a video of the event. Can you now tell me what to you think? I tried to shake her as much as i can to get the noise out.

YouTube - suspension problem
 
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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Have you checked the shock bolts top and bottom? It sounds like it could be loose or a bad spring isolator(seat).
 
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