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A local shop installed MM CC plates and Koni Yellow struts/shocks. And there's a clunk / metal rubbing kinda sound coming from the passenger side front when I am in left full lock and break. It's pretty loud and if i break harder the clunk/rubbing sound gets louder. I was able to reproduce the sound everytime i tried. There's no clunk when i am in right full lock.
So I get out of the car and checked having my brother hold the steering wheel in the left full lock position and I found that there's ALMOST no clearnace between the sway bar and my rims. I also found that the spot where the rim and sway bar might have come in contact is shiny. So I check the right side and there's more clearance and no marks on the sway bar. Did anyone have any similar issues?? What should I do??

My car is lowered with H&R super sport springs with Koni shocks MM CC plates, and I have 18x9 rims on the front. The tires are 245 40 18's so there's no chance that the tires are rubbing.
 
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ttt anyone?
 

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start looking for an aftermkt sway bar. call and ask whoever you get one from if it clears your specifications.
 
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thanks for the reply.
someone at modular depot suggested that clunking might be from not tightning the strut top bolt tight enough.. do you guys think that might be the problem? I can only produce the sound when I am fully locked turning the steering to the left.
 
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Hi,i think its the toe i rub to n im goin with 2in ball joints n bump,steer kit without that stuff ur wheels r only centered when goin strait when u turn the top of the wheels toe in tward the car
 
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