It's the inner bushing that is replaced, if your outer connection is damaged then you will need a whole new rod.

 

I find that when I'm on the highway in the far left or right lane, where the crown of the road pulls the car to one side a little: if I take my hands off the wheel, I feel a rapid clunking from the front end, almost as rapid as a wheel out of balance. But the moment I apply any steering compensation, it's gone. When I go over bumps, I hold on for dear life.

Can this be attributed to a bad Compression Rod?

 

I'm going to try that next time I'm on the highway. It's tough to tell because my wheels are out of balance as well.

 

i have the exact same problem,

when i am driving at around 30-40 mph i hear it but it goes away if i adjust the steering, and the clunking gets super louder if i slightly apply the brakes while the car is in angle. accelerating doesnt cause the noise though. im pretty sure this is the compression rods. feels like my tires are about to fall off. i also here a clunk once when i press the brakes. sounds like a clap of some sort.

 

After I started this thread a little less than 2 years ago..... it's nice to see that it's still alive and well! Here is an update on the compression rods on my 04 Coupe with 32K: Still intermitently creaking. I have taken out an Infiniti Elite extended warranty for an additional 4 years or 46,000 miles and will wait until it gets intolerable. My girlfriend's 06 G35 sedan with 30K has it's fair share of creaking going over bumps as well. Has anyone established an exact updated compression rod or bushing that replaces the original one effectively? (Sorry, I did not read every post). Thanks all.

 

the front driver side pops all the time i was told it is a coil isolater

is it that or this "compression rod"

 

if you replace the rod would the noise come back after time?

 

its kinda like a tie rod end.is it hard to change?

 

Well my front left is creaking. Now that nice weather is here i finally started rolling down the windows and hear it.

I am in warranty, but is the new rod a permanent solution to the prob?

 

took my car in finally for that anoying popping in the front they told me again thats its the coil issolater so brought it home changed them out poping is gooooone so should i still change my inner and outter tie rod's i bought them so just wonderin if i should just take them and get my money back cost me 180 with tax for inner outter and hardwear kit great deal dont know if il get it again

 

Are you referring to part 15? Is that what you replaced?

 

actually it was this rubber coil issolater that they replaced kinda like a tube that rapes around the bottom of the spring
part 15 is what i got and want to bring back

 

You're talking about the white plastic that covers the first like three coils, that looks like it can't cost more than $.99?? THAT eliminated your noise??

 

ya i thought the same thing but it worked no more poppin

 

When did you hear the noise? Under what conditions?