Front End Clunk, Rattle Etc. Solved

[ParadiseMJ]

I've been plagued by a clunk or pop or rattle when I turn, moving slow.  It had seemed more like a pop, but it would clunk and rattle in a parking lot or going out of a driveway onto the road.

 

So, I looked at the sway bar and was missing all but one of the end link bushings, the bolts were very loose in the absence of the "rubbers".  The rubbers had actually been poly (Energy Susp.) bushings.  These were only two years old (about 10K miles) and they had literally fallen apart and out.  Is this common? 

 

I replaced them with rubber link bushings and the clunk, rattle, pop is gone.  I'm just surprised that the red poly bushings weathered so poorly, I hope the rubber lasts and wears a little longer.  What set-ups do others have?  I have extended links with the offset mounting hole at the top.

[HOrnbrod]

I've been plagued by a clunk or pop or rattle when I turn, moving slow.  It had seemed more like a pop, but it would clunk and rattle in a parking lot or going out of a driveway onto the road.

 

So, I looked at the sway bar and was missing all but one of the end link bushings, the bolts were very loose in the absence of the "rubbers".  The rubbers had actually been poly (Energy Susp.) bushings.  These were only two years old (about 10K miles) and they had literally fallen apart and out.  Is this common? 

 

I replaced them with rubber link bushings and the clunk, rattle, pop is gone.  I'm just surprised that the red poly bushings weathered so poorly, I hope the rubber lasts and wears a little longer.  What set-ups do others have?  I have extended links with the offset mounting hole at the top.

 

You might have compressed them down too much when you installed the poly bushings. I usually just snug them down just enough to start them spreading, then use double nuts at the top end link stubs. They for last years doing it this way.

 

I have extended links with the offset mounting hole at the top.

 

What means "offset mounting hole at the top"?  :hmm:

[ParadiseMJ]

I went to take a look at my installation.  I believe I did have them mashed down a bit too much.  So I did what you said,  including the double nut.

 

The top mount I'm talking about is that the top of the link is not a stud, it's like a BPE, and it uses a bolt going through the U bracket.  The mounting hole in the U bracket is drilled to the outside (or inside) depending on how you look at it.

 

Anyhoo, thanks for the tip.

[HOrnbrod]

The top mount I'm talking about is that the top of the link is not a stud, it's like a BPE, and it uses a bolt going through the U bracket.  The mounting hole in the U bracket is drilled to the outside (or inside) depending on how you look at it.

 

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