ATCO and now shock/strut

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eleanor'03

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I just got my C/C plates in this week and my alignment because I have Eibach sports springs in. Yesterday i took it too ATCO and ran three runs (Got a 13.8 by the way) and now i'm hearing this stranging like knocking/popping sound in my left front fender area. I think it's a blown strut. What could have caused this? Could these idiots doing my alignment have something to do with it because it's quite a coincidence. Thanks guys.

 

squares98

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is it a bottoming out kind of feeling or a popping rattle.

 

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squares98 said:

is it a bottoming out kind of feeling or a popping rattle.

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and what kind of C/C's where they? did you put the spacers on the strut?

 

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tomustang said:

and what kind of C/C's where they? did you put the spacers on the strut?

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It feels like the strut is hitting the bottom of the plate. I didnt install it myself. I'm using a 4 bolt C&C plate. I don't know if they put the spacers in or if they forgot to put the bumpstop in. I gotta call them up. I looked at it today and realized it wasnt blown, but there isnt much slack b/w the strut shaft and the bottom of the C&C plate. Could that be it? What needs to be done? Thanks guys.

 

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Make sure the strut nuts are good and tight....otherwise they will make that noise. Mine took an impact to get them tight enough where they would't clunk...

 

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btolenti said:

Make sure the strut nuts are good and tight....otherwise they will make that noise. Mine took an impact to get them tight enough where they would't clunk...

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yea i took it back to the shop..the guy's an idiot though i'd have to tell him how to fix it. But that might work and it does sound like a clunk. Thanx. Any other ideas?