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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 10:40 PM
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rattling up front? many things asked (need answered soon)

I just had a wheel alignment done, the tires balance, and the car still pulls to the right, when I go over the slightest bump I can hear the front end rattling, more from the right than left. I talked to my cousin and he said that the front springs and shocks are stock, so I think I'm gonna buy nj speeder's used set of eibachs (pro kit) and then get some bilstein's shocks. any help would be very welcomed.
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 10:43 PM
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if it pulls to the right, try replacing the idler arm. a worn one will cause it to drift to the right. you might want to go ahead and replace the center link at the same time, it will tighten up the steering a bit.
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 10:46 PM
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anyone recommend any other cheaper shocks, and are used springs ok, NJ SPEEDER said he had them on for about 2 years and 12-14 thousand miles.
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Old Mar 17, 2002 | 10:48 PM
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I replaced the idler arm about amonth ago and the alignment foreman said I did it right, and that all the rest of the steering was extremly tight (he said his mustang doesn't handle that well, haha)
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 08:40 AM
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I have KYB's up front and the take-off DeCarbons from SLP in the rear. Its a good setup, nice and solid. The KYB's are a good cheap repacement shock, lots of people have them. I doubt the springs are tired after 2 years, mine were 13 years old and the car still handled really well.
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