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2k3hatchie
07-14-2010, 05:59 PM
I've been having this noise for a little while now, happened ever since I was lowered. Occurs over bumps, but oddly enough, not over every bump. At first the noise came from the right front, then the left front also starting making a similar noise. The car has an A-spec kit in it so brand new tie-rods as well as brand new struts and springs. Anywho, a picture.. or in this case a video is worth a thousand words.

You can hear the noise crystal clear at about 5 sec
http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu42/dv71316/Car%20Related/th_IMG_0009.jpg (http://s632.photobucket.com/albums/uu42/dv71316/Car%20Related/?action=view&current=IMG_0009.mp4)

Other applicable info:
The front end is Tight: ball joints, tie-rods etc. Sway bar end links have no play. I had the steering rack creak but, it went away after I did the re-lube, only the occasional creak.

Any thoughts?

2k3hatchie
07-14-2010, 06:03 PM
Another Video, a bit longer; showing how it doesn't occur over every bump. The clearest sounding instances of the noise are towards the end.

http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu42/dv71316/Car%20Related/th_IMG_0008.jpg (http://s632.photobucket.com/albums/uu42/dv71316/Car%20Related/?action=view&current=IMG_0008.mp4)

Sorry if the vids are a bit shaky, I took them with my ipod.

2k3hatchie
07-18-2010, 02:08 PM
Bump, any ideas?

ZoomBoy
07-19-2010, 02:07 PM
Gah, holy crap that's pretty brutal. Hope you figure it out.

2k3hatchie
07-19-2010, 04:17 PM
Gah, holy crap that's pretty brutal. Hope you figure it out.

Yea its getting pretty frustrating, no one has been able to find anything wrong. I'm planning on strapping a crappy digital camera under my hood and seeing If I can record the source.