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Old 04-05-2010, 09:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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loud clunk sound after sway bars installed

well i have place my stock sway bars with some hotchkis, probably the 4th best thing i done to my car other than mugen spark wires, dual exhaust, and an SRI, but now i noticed my car makes a very lound clunk sound when i make a right turn or go over a bump. the sound is very loud when im going fast, but when im driving normal, my car makes no sound in a turn. the shocks are brand new (tokico blues) and the noise comes from the front of the car. the sway bar affect is very noticable, i recommend everyone to get these hotchkis sway bars. i would just like to know if the sound is because of a bad axle, a cv joint, or my bearings. please help. once againm the sound only happened when i make a right turn or at a bump when approached quickly. thanks i appreciate the help!

also any help in prepping my car for a turbo? forged pistions, pulleys, etc?
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CV axles usually make a popping noise and bearings make like a grinding noise. Maybe you missed something with sway bar if it wasn't doing it before.
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It's probably your end links clunking. Did you torque them to spec? Were they in good shape when you took them off the old sway bar?
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well i have place my stock sway bars with some hotchkis, probably the 4th best thing i done to my car other than mugen spark wires, dual exhaust, and an SRI, but now i noticed my car makes a very lound clunk sound when i make a right turn or go over a bump. the sound is very loud when im going fast, but when im driving normal, my car makes no sound in a turn. the shocks are brand new (tokico blues) and the noise comes from the front of the car. the sway bar affect is very noticable, i recommend everyone to get these hotchkis sway bars. i would just like to know if the sound is because of a bad axle, a cv joint, or my bearings. please help. once againm the sound only happened when i make a right turn or at a bump when approached quickly. thanks i appreciate the help!

also any help in prepping my car for a turbo? forged pistions, pulleys, etc?
any pics of said wires?
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Also might want to check the top nut on the struts to make sure it's torqued down.
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Mugen spark wires? Mugen as in honda?
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i meant magnecor, i got them confused with my fathers civic
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