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Old 01-18-2019, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by SF2000x5 View Post
Yes, not expensive so I replaced them before replacing the guide supports in hopes of getting rid of the thump.
That's what I meant. I thought that was a reasonable course of action and the first thing I tried too before realizing the strut assembly needed rebuilding. Worth a shot.

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Originally Posted by josiahg52 View Post
Not a bad plan. I'm coming up on 140k miles and so far so good (no clunks or noises and rides well enough) but I know it has to happen soon and I'll be in for the whole kit = $$$$
Yeah, just rebuilt the entire front end on the wife's diesel at 154000 miles after the bearing/sleeve on the strut mount finally completely tore away. Foam bushings were shot already. Cost for everything, including upper wishbones, was a little under $700. I can only imagine what a dealer would charge to do it.
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