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my front end clunks over large bumps.

sometimes if i go over a speed bump too fast or such it'll almost sound like whatever is clunking is bouncing around.

any hints? This is all I've got to go with.

also perhaps some bushings in the rear are going? seems to be a bit of a creak coming from it.

i parked it the other day facing uphill on my friend's driveway. fairly steep so I pulled the ebrake up (putting it in gear was not enough to hold it), car obviously rolls back a bit anyway and the rear end propped up a little while making a very loud and obvious creak, lol.

im wondering if its just bushings? no uneven wear marks on my tires that i've noticed over time

Ball joint.

About 350 bucks to replace.

(12-04-2010, 04:44 AM)ANTHONYD Wrote: [ -> ]Ball joint.

About 350 bucks to replace.

Endlinks?

Sorry, Ken is right.. Endlinks.

Thanks anyway Anthony, I knew it wasn't BJ's (ya ya ya I know).

For endlinks, more details Ken? Should/can I wait until I do the SVT suspension swap to do endlinks as to save on labour?

ya for sure, will just annoy the hell outta you thats all. easy fix, takes about 20 minutes of your time to do both endlinks

(12-05-2010, 07:31 AM)GFXjamie Wrote: [ -> ]ya for sure, will just annoy the hell outta you thats all. easy fix, takes about 20 minutes of your time to do both endlinks

Jamie's right, but before you decide to leave it, you should verify that the endlinks are indeed the problem ... easy enough to check by hand (they're at the end of the sway bar) ... and when you decide to replace them, you might also consider a heavier duty part with a greasable fitting such as the Moog K80066 (I think)

Funny aside ... I did a google image search for "Ford Focus Moog front endlinks" and a couple of the hits was pics of Jamie's car at the track.

...Could also be the strut(s) . I know mine does that when extending after a speed bump or stepping into a pot hole and I am kinda pissed that I could only get one season out of the Multimatics . Also , because of it I managed to chew wheel hop style another tire at the last DDT track session this year . Exact same damage on the front left tire like last year's last session with the previous set of struts worn out .

+1 for endlinks. Had the same issue on my Focus.

... in both cases the enlinks are fine

iv had my car years and have replaces both my endlinks twice so a pain in he ass i had greasable ones too not sure the kind but ima deff go moog this time around