04-21-2009, 01:37 PM
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How many miles are on the car?
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04-21-2009, 02:52 PM
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Captain Funpark
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about 110,000
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04-21-2009, 07:02 PM
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Captain Funpark
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Vincennes, IN
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I am for certain it is strut related.... made a turn today, hear a small pop and it feels like I have no suspension in the car.... It rides extremely rough.... ugh.... taking her to the shop tomorrow.
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04-21-2009, 07:16 PM
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The Drunk
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Goleta, California
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Here's the how to replace a strut, well technically it's springs but it's the same.
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showt...=replace+strut
I would recomend against the "have a fat friend lean on them" technique and either rent one from autozone or buy one from ebay or harbor freight for like under $20. The how to rocks, that ones gunna save me a lot of money when my struts and springs show up.
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04-21-2009, 09:57 PM
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The Aleromod PITA
Join Date: Feb 2009
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wow now i''m concerned, ive been haveing these sounds in both the front springs since i had the kit installed, i cant afford all this at the moment holy hell! the pops are hard when turning at low low speads, such as manuvering parking spaces and the drive way,
i know they are left loose so they can be aligned with the mount on the bottom, can they be tightened some how is that the fix
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04-21-2009, 10:28 PM
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Soon to be banned again
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AleroRacing
wow now i concerned i been haveing these sounds in both the front springs since having the kit installed, i cant afford all this at the moment holy hell, pops are herd when turning at low low speads, such as manuvering parking spaces and the drive way,
i know then are left loose so they can be aligned with the mount on the bottom, can they be tiggtned some how is that the fix
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honestly, your posts make 100% no sense, if you expressed yourself in proper english and punctuation i would have an answer to your "question" (if your even asking one)
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04-21-2009, 10:59 PM
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The Aleromod PITA
Join Date: Feb 2009
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edited, now slightly better, help please though
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04-22-2009, 02:25 AM
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Soon to be banned again
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still not doin it for me
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04-22-2009, 12:37 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Vienna, VA
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Sounds like it might be the strut mounts in the front. These have ball bearings that can wear over time. Also, if they are installed facing the wrong direction it will definitely make the sound you describe.
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04-22-2009, 10:29 PM
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The Aleromod PITA
Join Date: Feb 2009
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wtf how could those idiots do it backwards
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04-23-2009, 09:21 AM
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GX Member
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by backwards, I mean they swap the left and right strut mounts when installing.
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04-23-2009, 10:38 AM
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GLS member
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Location: Baltimore, MD USA
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At that mileage you either need (or will need soon) new struts on all 4 wheels. And probably new axles too.
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04-23-2009, 12:21 PM
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The Aleromod PITA
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: East Carolina University, GVegas, NC
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ok how can i tell them apart to double check, all i can thing of is the nut placement uptop, but i personally dont rember how it went
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04-23-2009, 08:59 PM
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The Aleromod PITA
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: East Carolina University, GVegas, NC
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mine was my ball joint
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04-23-2009, 10:10 PM
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GLS member
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Location: wisconsin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gr1m
man...your gonna get raped taking it to a mech, you should just get your hands dirty and buy the new assembly for about 70 bucks
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Yup.. buy loaded struts, come ready to put in, don't need to mess with spring compressing or anything even, couldn't be easier.
Every man should know how to change a strut 
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