Front end clunking/popping noises? HELP

[RedSiBaron]

prolly the em2 part

[hotwired_78]

okay. I get it. Thanks. problem solved =]

[codyep3]

just read the whole thread. I have a new noise, sounds like a squeaking. I just replaced the Outer Tie rods, retorqued and everything. Can't figurei t out

[Silvercard]

I was having the same like small popping noises but end up being the loose front sway bar links being loose. I tighten them and the noise disappeared.

[Mighty_Mouse_Ep]

I had the clunking noise as well. I removed my Neuspeed front sway bar and installed the OEM front sway bar, and with the OEM front sway bar i get the clunking noise like it is coming from the floorboards. With the Neuspeed front sway bar i had no clunking noise at all. So i went under the car rechecked the endlinks and lubed up the bushing on the OEM front sway put everything back together and still have the clunking noise. I then decided to just remove the OEm front sway bar all together and my clunking noise is now gone. I am not sure why it would make the clunking noise with the OEM front sway and not the Neuspeed one. The bends of the 2 sway bars are very similar expect for the middle of the sway. The OEM one has a bend where the Neuspeed one doesn't. See pic of the OEm compared to the Neuspeed. I also noticed the Neuspeed one has stoppers for the bushings so they will always be in the same place the OEM just has 2 little blue marks.
OEM bar on the left Neuspeed on right

OEM bar black bushing Neuspeed red bushings

Again OEM black bushing Neuspeed red bushings

[ZoomBoy]

So have we come to the conclusion that it's probably the front sway?? Are the end links toast or something? Ever since I lowered my car within the past few weeks this has begun clunking and popping when I turn, seems to be on the front right wheel. If my OEM end links are toast I have no problem replacing them with better aftermarket ones - but I had never heard this noise for 50,000 km's when I was on stock suspension/rims, etc. Now I have my car lowered on coils for approx 5,000 km's I've started to hear this maybe within the past 200 kms.

[Mighty_Mouse_Ep]

So have we come to the conclusion that it's probably the front sway?? Are the end links toast or something? Ever since I lowered my car within the past few weeks this has begun clunking and popping when I turn, seems to be on the front right wheel. If my OEM end links are toast I have no problem replacing them with better aftermarket ones - but I had never heard this noise for 50,000 km's when I was on stock suspension/rims, etc. Now I have my car lowered on coils for approx 5,000 km's I've started to hear this maybe within the past 200 kms.

Well i read the whole thread after finding out my problem was with my front sway. A lot of other people think it is the top hats or something with the suspension. In my case i knew it was the front sway because i started hearing the poping clunking noise after i took off the neuspeed sway and put back on the stock oem sway. Both times with the neuspeed and oem sway i was using the oem endlinks. I was running the neuspeed sway with oem end links for about 15k miles with no clunking. I then switched to the oem sway and the clunking noise started to happen. So i dont know if there is something wrong with my oem sway or if i am not positioning it properly.

[2k3hatchie]

So have we come to the conclusion that it's probably the front sway?? Are the end links toast or something? Ever since I lowered my car within the past few weeks this has begun clunking and popping when I turn, seems to be on the front right wheel. If my OEM end links are toast I have no problem replacing them with better aftermarket ones - but I had never heard this noise for 50,000 km's when I was on stock suspension/rims, etc. Now I have my car lowered on coils for approx 5,000 km's I've started to hear this maybe within the past 200 kms.

I'm getting the same noise I think. It happened just after I lowered my car, though I bought completely new struts and springs which came with new top hats. I might try the end link option, though last time I had the car on a drive-on they were tight. Going to try the subframe bolts as well.