CO2Man
3/22/2007 11:59:16 AM
I replaced the front and back struts with used ones and have the following issues:
- The front of the car makes a dull thud sound when I hit bumps (sounds like something is loose)
- When I hit bumps, both the front and back of the car slides / moves sideways
I think this probably means that I need to replace other suspension parts.
Please respond back with your comments.
Thanx,
CO2MAN
looneymazdadudey
3/22/2007 4:20:15 PM
it could be that the struts you replaced the old oned with are faulty or have just been weakened previously try getting a newer set and see if that makes a difference
surfthetxcoast
3/22/2007 7:00:17 PM
The sound makes me think its one of two things: (1) the struts are dead like looney said or (2) it may be an endlink(s). The sliding you mentioned could be from the struts but a car with broken endlinks or anti-roll bar will behave like that too. The endlinks on the 626 are pretty puny, I haven't been able to find much, but these look better than the stock ones.
http://www.car-stuff.com/exclusives/mazda/626-sway_bar_link.html The endlinks may not be the problem, but take a look. Hope this helped.
