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Hey guys, so I believe I have a failing compression arm on my passenger side. Two months ago I got my lower control arm and upper ball joint replaced at a shop because honestly I didn’t even want to bother with it as I had just installed coilovers about a month prior. (i’m sure the lowering from the coilovers is why i’m in the position i’m in) After that repair I was still hearing a noise so I took it back to the mechanic telling them I was still hearing a noise from the front passenger side. They gave it a look and called me back saying there was nothing wrong up there so I asked them to take a drive to hear the noise and was told that it was my drivers side sway bar link. I was already aware that I needed to get a new end link but it still didn’t make any sense to me because the noise wasn’t coming from the drivers side. Last night on my way home from work I decided I would do a little slide on a turn I cane up to and as soon as I straightened out from that slide I heard a noise that sounded like someone banging on a door from the front passenger side and it also felt as if that side of the car was bouncing a bit and since I was so close to home I limped it back the rest of the way and gave it a look when I got gone and it appears the compression rod has failed and i’m hoping that I could get some confirmation that that is my issue and if it appears not to be, get some guidance as to what my issue may be. I will provide some photos, the first two photos being the passenger side and the second two being the drivers side for comparison. Thank you in advance
EDIT: My G is an 04 Coupe 6MT with 142k miles
Second Edit: After taking another look, I’m almost positive my issue is in my outer tie rod, I discovered that the ball joint on the end of it is busted.
Last edited by aronkroger; Sep 4, 2020 at 02:14 PM.
Reason: Additional info
Its hard to tell from that angle since we can't see the bushings. Are your lower ball joints ok?
Yes it is virtually brand new, but i’m 99% sure i’ve found my culprit, my outer tie rod. I’m currently waiting on a new one to come in the mail today but here’s what it looked like
