Another front end clunk issue

krelja · Mar 13, 2008

I just installed the currie steering on my 98 XJ. It all went very smooth and it went on great. Now I have a clunk in the front end only when I brake kinda hard. All of the bolts ae torqued to spec(55ftlbs), and the adjusters are tight. There is also no steering stabilser on. I'm wondering if it could be a lower control arm bushing cause the jackstand was placed under it on the drivers side control arm. The kit has been on for about 2 years and 45xxx miles and I have the superflex joint on the axle side. let me hear what you think

Lowrange2 · Mar 13, 2008

CA Bushing would be my guess... Mine clunks terribly when backing up and hitting the brakes.

C85D4x4 · Mar 13, 2008

I had this problem, It ended up being the drivers side upper control arm frame mount bolt.

xjnewbi · Mar 13, 2008

Krelja, I don't want to jack your thread but what do you think of your powerslots and Hawk pads? Did they make a noticeable difference in stopping power?

krelja · Mar 13, 2008

xjnewbi said:
Krelja, I don't want to jack your thread but what do you think of your powerslots and Hawk pads? Did they make a noticeable difference in stopping power?

The set-up did improve braking but not anything that is gonna blow your mind. I got the whole set-up for around 175 at the time so it was worth a shot to me. Now for the clunck I will check out all the control arm stuff out and I hope to get my new tires and alignment done within the week so I will see if the shop can give me some idea where it's coming from

SgtJCJ · Apr 2, 2008

C85D4x4 said:
I had this problem, It ended up being the drivers side upper control arm frame mount bolt.

So what were you able to do about it? I have the same thing now with newish adj. Lowers.

slcpunk74 · Apr 2, 2008

my upper control arm bushing on the drivers side is shot on my re kit and it clunks hard on tight left turns fyi

Mdub · Apr 2, 2008

xjnewbi said:
Krelja, I don't want to jack your thread but what do you think of your powerslots and Hawk pads? Did they make a noticeable difference in stopping power?

One way to avoid a thread hijack is to PM.

SgtJCJ · Apr 2, 2008

lowrange2 said:
CA Bushing would be my guess... Mine clunks terribly when backing up and hitting the brakes.

How long has yours been doing that? I just noticed mine today. I had my wife get in and do the reverse/brake thing and I could barely hear it from the outside. It was very loud inside the Jeep. I could not replicate it by grabbin and pullin. And I could not see anything moving out of place.

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