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Whiteline Endlink Clunk?

ArcsandSparks

ArcsandSparks

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Has anyone had any experience with Whiteline end links making popping noises? Sounds like a knuckle knocking on a heavy door. It's not a click, rather a thump.

About 15,000 miles on them, corner balanced upon installation and torqued to spec.

Is this normal wear and tear, or is this a known issue?

Went through the front suspension this weekend and everything was torqued within spec. Checked the sway bar bushings too, no abnormal wear anywhere I could find.

Thought it could be the pillow ball mounts on my coilovers transferring more noise to the cabin (based upon previous experience) but that wouldn't explain the 6k miles I drove without any abnormal noises.

Anyone?
 
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nafljhy

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I would agree. most likely need to retorque/retighten the nuts.

had that happen to my endlinks. retightened and the noise disappeared. it was loose by maybe 1/8 of a turn too.
 
CarniifeX

CarniifeX

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Yeah, it's probably the locking nuts. Had his happen to me. Don't even bother torquing them, just tighten them up REALLY good.


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jay745

jay745

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I installed whiteline fronts about 5 months ago and have had clunks every since. I've adjusted them probably 6 times and it does improve/worsen each time. I ended up selling the new set of rear endlinks because I didn't want to deal with them any more. Ordered 034 front/rears and will be selling the whiteline fronts shortly after. Performance wise they do fine, just too clunky for me.
 
corman1313

corman1313

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Mine clunk as well. Had mine adjusted while getting corner balanced and aligned so everything is on proper but I usually get clunking at low speed when turning tight on a bit of an incline or decline. I also have a feeling its not the links but possibly the sway rubbing the control arm, it's pretty close to it.
 
ArcsandSparks

ArcsandSparks

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I'm going to check everything out again today and make sure I didn't miss anything- though I did re-torque them when I checked everything out the first time.

I'll check for the sway bar hitting the control arm, though it'd be weird that it starts happening quite some time after I installed them.
 
Blaznjoe

Blaznjoe

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I'm not surprised these types of endlinks clunk. I did some google research and most endlinks with "spiracle metal bearings" end up clunking after a couple of thousand miles. Even Neuspeed states that their rear swaybar endlink bearings will wear out and start making noise.
After doing the research I opted to buy/install the Hotchkis adjustable front sway bar endlinks which have "OEM+" ball links. I have about 4000 miles on them and they're working great with no clunks. :thumbup:
 
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jshay

jshay

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Blaznjoe said:
I'm not surprised these types of endlinks clunk. I did some google research and most endlinks with "spiracle metal bearings" end up clunking after a couple of thousand miles. Even Neuspeed states that their rear swaybar endlink bearings will wear out and start making noise.
After doing the research I opted to buy/install the Hotchkis adjustable front sway bar endlinks which have "OEM+" ball links. I have about 4000k miles on them and they're working great with no clunks. :thumbup:
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Jesus.
 
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