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Old 02-08-2016, 12:12 PM   #13 (permalink)
dfeldt91
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
Loose struts or shocks bang around a lot worse.
To hear a CV starting to go bad the window needs to be down to hear it and you have to be turning for it to happen at all.
With a loose shock or strut or bushing you will feel it and it will usually happen when going over bumps while driving straight or turning.
My symptoms are Shifting suspension at full lock with a noise and when going fast the car will make a noise and jerk to the side I hit a bump on, such as a manhole cover. Although it does both things less now that stock tires are back on. Not sure why the tires would make a difference.

I tried to install coilover springs yesterday but didn't have the 21mm socket that was required. Now that I am home, I will have access to more tools so the car is going low today! 2" in the rear and 3" in the front!
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