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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 02:14 AM
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03 Z06, all of a sudden, I have this fairly distinct popping noise in front end, both sides, whenever my front end starts up the driveway or going over a slight dip, or turning onto a road with slight height difference from when first making the turn. Don't even have to be in a turn just whenever there is a slight height difference from when front tires makes initial contact with higher or lower surface. Sounds like frame popping. Nothing done to cause this, no hard driving or anything. Did notice it for first time when coming out of parking lot on a very steep upgrade while and turning onto main road where the front road surface contact had the car in a very hard uneven angle. Help please.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 02:19 AM
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03 Z06, all of a sudden, I have this fairly distinct popping noise in front end, both sides, whenever my front end starts up the driveway or going over a slight dip, or turning onto a road with slight height difference from when first making the turn. Don't even have to be in a turn just whenever there is a slight height difference from when front tires makes initial contact with higher or lower surface. Sounds like frame popping. Nothing done to cause this, no hard driving or anything. Did notice it for first time when coming out of parking lot on a very steep upgrade while and turning onto main road where the front road surface contact had the car in a very hard uneven angle. Help please.
That could be a number of things - but I'd start by checking the control arm bolts.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 06:31 AM
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