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Old 1st March 2020, 12:43 PM
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Default Clunk from front suspension (maddening)

Hi all.

I have a faint clunk from the N/S/F wheel area at slow speeds. I trial fitted a replacement ARB from our sponsors. This made no difference.

Needing the car for commuting and work itself I have called in at a few garages, who’ve been too busy to get the thing on the lift. One garage mechanic said it would be the droplinks.

I removed the anti rollbar droplinks (that I replaced a while back) and without the ARB connected the noise was gone.

I though ahaaa! It could be the droplinks. I replaced them with some Lemforders from ECPs, and crossed my fingers.

The noise returned!!!!

Could the issue be the bushes on the ARB, (which look like new) or something else?

Could the ARB and droplinks just be connected to the problem?


I’m stumped.
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