Hello all! I recently had my front struts replaced on my 2002 montero xls. I purchased Bilstein struts and they completely changed the feel of the rig (very ridged). After the replacement, I hear a popping noise when making hard left turns. The noise is coming from the passenger side wheel well area. I have had the sway bar linkage replaced and still have the noise. I am currently getting the strut mounts and all surrounding hardware replaced. Does anyone have any other ideas? Something in the control arms? Thanks for the thoughts.
Snapping in suspension after strut replacement
- Thread starter the davis
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I had the same thing happen on my 05 Montero limited after swapping in Bilsteins and Lovell's springs. I had my local mechanic build the struts ad I didn't want to deal with getting a spring compressor. The mechanic said he'd expect it to occur for a few days while the spring and the strut fully seat and and tension worked itself out. Sure enough after a few days and maybe a handful of pops its not occurred again.
jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
Very true, this has occurred on a few of our rigs after working on the suspension.