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Old 09-19-2019, 04:16 PM   #1
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Track, Control, or Trail Arm

Want to eliminate a "thunk" noise hear in the rear. Which Arm is likely to be the culprit?

!. Track Arm
2. Control Arm
3. Trailing Arm

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Old 09-19-2019, 07:56 PM   #2
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Trailing arm is the most likely culprit.
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Old 09-20-2019, 05:35 PM   #3
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Trailing arm is the most likely culprit.
+1 What Racer Boy said. AKA the 'tuning fork'
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how many are there and do you have to align after they are changed out,.?? Frank

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how many are there and do you have to align after they are changed out,.?? Frank
One on each side. I changed mine and didn't do alignment. I guess technically, you should, but I think that if the new ones are the exact same length as the old ones you don't really need an alignment.
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