Frontend thump

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1997SEgreenmonster
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Frontend thump

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I can hear a thump from the frontend when stop or going over a bump at a load rate of speed it dont do it all the time but i have no clue what it is or could be ??????
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Re: Frontend thump

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Bad strut mounts make a thunk sound, especially when turning at slow speeds.
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Re: Frontend thump

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Had a similar situation. It was a broken swaybar link.
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