I just got my energy suspension front sway bar bushings and my rack & pinion bushings, will be installing them on monday, right now tge clunking has gotten worse and the feels like theirs something loose.

 

Good luck!! Keep us posted.. I'm interested cause I'm at 80k and plan on keeping my car for a while.. its good to know what to keep an eye on..

 

What exactly are the rack and pinion bushings?

 

I'm going to be putting in my new steering rack on Tuesday (on my day off).

 

These are the rack & pinion bushing set from energy suspension they were 17.99


An these are the sway bar bushings they were 12.99

 

Ah ok, that's what I thought. Let me know if you feel any difference after they are installed. I would do the sway bar bushings first, go for a drive, then do the others if your clunking is still present.

 

Soo, i installed my bushings, and guess what the clunking is still there, yeeeii. So tje only part i havent replaced is the tie rods i guess ill give those a try b4 taking it to the dealer so they can inspect it.

 

Have the car in park with e-brake on and turn the steering wheel left to right; see if you hear a clunking from one of the wheels. Or take the tie rod off the hub and jiggle the ball joint. It will be pretty obvious if it's busted.

 

Just finished installing the new steering rack. Does our steering wheels turn 1.5 revolutions right and 1.25 revolutions left from the middle?

 

I did what you told me n i do hear like a thump or or clunk but not too loud, are we not supposed to hear anything when we turn the wheel left to right like that?

 

I don't think so...is it coming from the wheel area or underneath the car?

 

I cant really tell where its coming from but i hear something and when i git the bumps on the road i can feel it on my steering wheel.

 

U guys should just get a mechanic to diagnose the problem.. then fix it on your own when u know what to replace..

 

Got the new rack in, took me a while to figure out how to find the neutral position of the rack. Car rides VERY smooth,,,,,,can't wait to take it on the highway tomorrow.

 

I'am happy to announce that as of today i'm clunk fuking free hahaha, the ones responsible for my clunking were my compression rod ball joints, i replaced them and boila. After everthing i've changed on my front suspension i canfinally concentrate on other mods.