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Old 02-09-2009, 06:13 PM
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Lateral Links/Trailing arms= Loud usually thudding?

Hi everyone, I just bought some Cusco Lateral Links/Trailing arms and had them installed. I also did an alignment as well because I was having major positive camber. Now everytime I go over a bump I hear loud thudding on the rear passenger side. I am not sure if its the lateral links/trailing arms acting up or is this a different problem like maybe a strut? The car is not lowered, there are only a few suspension mods which are listed below:

Stock rims with 22/50/16 tires
Cobb Rear sway bar on second setting.
Whiteline rear endlinks
Cusco lateral links/trailing arms

Car is a 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX and is not lowered. I was thinking about tearing out the rear seats to figure out if a bolt or something was loose or the strut bolts themselves were loose.

Please help if possible, thanks.
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Old 02-10-2009, 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by strider327
Hi everyone, I just bought some Cusco Lateral Links/Trailing arms and had them installed. I also did an alignment as well because I was having major positive camber. Now everytime I go over a bump I hear loud thudding on the rear passenger side. I am not sure if its the lateral links/trailing arms acting up or is this a different problem like maybe a strut? The car is not lowered, there are only a few suspension mods which are listed below:

Stock rims with 22/50/16 tires
Cobb Rear sway bar on second setting.
Whiteline rear endlinks
Cusco lateral links/trailing arms

Car is a 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX and is not lowered. I was thinking about tearing out the rear seats to figure out if a bolt or something was loose or the strut bolts themselves were loose.

Please help if possible, thanks.
think bicycle tires are wider than yours

have you checked to see if the sway bar flipped and or a sway bar bushing popped out?
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Old 02-10-2009, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by urabus40
think bicycle tires are wider than yours

have you checked to see if the sway bar flipped and or a sway bar bushing popped out?
Yes I just checked and tighten all the bolts around. The alignment guy said it might be the strut bolt loose on top, but I have to wait and see this weekend when I tear into it.
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Front Left: Front Right
Actual: Before: Actual: Before:
-0.4 -0.9 Camber -0.4 -0.5
3.3 2.7 Caster 2.9 3.0
0.01 -1.09 Toe 0.00 0.86
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13.9 13.9 Included Angle 14.2 14.2

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thay have heim joints so if the body of the joint rotates when the suspension cycles it will hit the bracket or any hard object within distance and make a noise.
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