Yet another noise..... (shocks?)
02-12-2005, 11:24 PM
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Yet another noise..... (shocks?)
Ok, i know i really need to get my car into the shop and get it looked at. But i noticed that sometimes when i hit holes or somthing like that in the right front of my car it will make a loud thud noise, like somthing is pounding against somthing else.(only thing i could think of is my tire hitting the top of my wheel well) Could this be that i need new shocks or struts.... (noob question... whats the difference between shocks and struts)
02-13-2005, 01:32 AM
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I get it rarely on the left front... makes you think you just ripped off the front suspension right? I can only think it is a shock to the suspension that makes it hit the protective plastic or something in the wheel well.
02-13-2005, 09:25 AM
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Vehicle: Elantra HD / 2007
Have same problem, it's like somebody hits bottom of car (near front wheel) with a hammer (thud metal sound)
I noticed, that it happens when i slightly press brake and get into a hole (I know that it's bad to brake in holes, but sometimes it's impossible to see that cr@ppy holes :-( ).
Once it happend when I press accelerator and get into hole.
I don't think it's wheel hiting wheel well (tire wouldn't make that sound).
I noticed, that it happens when i slightly press brake and get into a hole (I know that it's bad to brake in holes, but sometimes it's impossible to see that cr@ppy holes :-( ).
Once it happend when I press accelerator and get into hole.
I don't think it's wheel hiting wheel well (tire wouldn't make that sound).
02-14-2005, 10:43 PM
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Vehicle: Turbocharged 2001 Hyundai Tiburon
my cutty had the same problem and it turned out to be the strut... if i pushed down hard on the tire the noise was coming out of it made the same loud noise.. take it to a shop and tell them to look at it.. it was like 250-300 for two struts for my cutty... i dont know how much for a tibby
02-14-2005, 10:52 PM
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if i have to replace my strut i think im just going to buy all 4 struts. From what i've heard KYB GR-2 Gas sturts are good.... thats probably the route i'll end up going