I recently did a complete overhaul on my front suspension.
Replaced:
Left and Right Control Arm Assemblies
Left and Right Tie Rods Assemblies
Left and Right Lower Ball Joints
Left and Right Upper Strut Mount Rubber
All worn out as you see in the photos.
Control Arms>
Tie Rods>
Strut Mounts>
The problem is I still have about 1/8" space on the top of the mounts, causing a slight clunk on some fall down holes in the road and speed bumps at very slow speeds,( when the mount moves )what am I missing? The replacement "stops" are the same that is on the car now.
Thanks for the reply, but I don't think that is it, with the car jacked up there is no gap, jacking the tire with body up, the strut assembly moves.
Now going a step further, removing the strut from hub, why nothing is attached but the top mount, I can myself move the strut assembly up and down duplicating the knocking sound, both sides.
Check out Blauparts.com. They have a great set for cheap. That's what I am running at all corners. It doesn't lower the car any but after 170k on the originals on mine, I forgot what it felt like when it was new.
I had all sorts of rattles and the got to the point where I could not drive the car up on jacks. The gap also freaked me out.