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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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Installed lowering bolts on car now I have a knocking noise from right front, sounds like something is loose. Car is set at original height.Took off shock bolts and dropped lower ball joint to install bolts. Put back together and triple checked nothing loose.Any idea`s, would over tighting ball joint cause this?
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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what you are hearing could be a creaking sound from where the control arm and lowering bolt touch. I have fixed this problem with a little grease between the two
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Originally Posted by bizibiz
what you are hearing could be a creaking sound from where the control arm and lowering bolt touch. I have fixed this problem with a little grease between the two
Put a good amount of greese between the two! Otherwide you will get noise.
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 10:57 PM
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nope, all wrong..
did you remove the sway bar end links?
tighten them, that will solve it

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