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Old Apr 8, 2015 | 06:17 PM
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Question odd sound from wheel well

What would make a pop kind of sound everytime i hit a pot hole or rough roads on the jobsites i work on? i hear the sound from the drive side wheel well but when i looked in there i couldnt find anything loose. any ideas?


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Old Apr 8, 2015 | 06:29 PM
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Front or rear?

I'm thinking ball joints, bad shock, control arm bushings, etc...
 
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Old Apr 8, 2015 | 07:16 PM
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front . as for the shocks they are new as are the control arm bushing.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 07:59 AM
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Make sure the nuts holding everything on are tight. I could be a shock dancing in the mounting hole. Or probably more likely a ball joint that is ready to quit.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 05:28 PM
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ok i will have to check it this weekend when its not nasty out lol.
 
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