Front suspension confusion

[chromecarz00]

Originally Posted by 986 Boxster

It could be a lot of things. The vibration could be from your tires, how old are your tires? Wheels, have you hit any curbs lately?, it could be drive shaft vibration, etc. Creaking is worn out struts or mounts. If your tires are fairly new and wheels are straight, from what you are describing with your high speed wobbling your struts are most likely your problem. It looks like you need a suspension refresh but your looking for a simple solution, Good luck

Thanks for the reply.

Tires are about 1 year old, 10k miles.

Wheels - not really, and the issues have stemmed from awhile to be honest.

I would guess mounts in the back but struts being fine, and needing both in front. I am confused that the tech that I had do the bounce test didn't say immediately that I need new ones. They don't seem to be leaking either.

Appreciate the response, I'll see if I can diagnose a bit further...

Thoughts on the clunking?

[986 Boxster]

Clucking could be your CV joints or the struts, are your boots OK? It`s hard to guess, you should go to a qualified mechanic and get an expert opinion. You have to many things going on, I`m pretty sure you need new struts and mounts, your car is wobbling/bouncing at high speed and that is due to worn struts, anything else you would have to look at it to see if they are worn out or bent, like a bent control arm or a torn boot which the CV joint is probably damaged, etc. GL.

[chromecarz00]

Originally Posted by 986 Boxster

Clucking could be your CV joints or the struts, are your boots OK? It`s hard to guess, you should go to a qualified mechanic and get an expert opinion. You have to many things going on, I`m pretty sure you need new struts and mounts, your car is wobbling/bouncing at high speed and that is due to worn struts, anything else you would have to look at it to see if they are worn out or bent, like a bent control arm or a torn boot which the CV joint is probably damaged, etc. GL.

I think this is what I'll end up doing if I don't get any actionable Intel on how to diagnose... But it just feels like struts would be the answer

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by chromecarz00

Thanks for the reply.

Tires are about 1 year old, 10k miles.

Wheels - not really, and the issues have stemmed from awhile to be honest.

I would guess mounts in the back but struts being fine, and needing both in front. I am confused that the tech that I had do the bounce test didn't say immediately that I need new ones. They don't seem to be leaking either.

Appreciate the response, I'll see if I can diagnose a bit further...

Thoughts on the clunking?

Clunking or Clicking? Your original post said clicking, which would most likely mean bad track arms. The "wish bones." Especially if you hear the click at low speeds going over small bumps. The ball-pivots on those things have plastic bushings in them. Unfortunately they are not servicable, so you have replace the entire arms. But on mine those haven't really effected driveability and handling, even over bumps. The noise is more of a nuissance than anything.

Clunks could be a lot of things, including your strut mounts, stabilizer bushings or links, coffin arms, etc.

[chromecarz00]

[QUOTE=piper6909;642522]Clunking or Clicking? Your original post said clicking, which would most likely mean bad track arms. The "wish bones." Especially if you hear the click at low speeds going over small bumps. The ball-pivots on those things have plastic bushings in them. Unfortunately they are not servicable, so you have replace the entire arms. But on mine those haven't really effected driveability and handling, even over bumps. The noise is more of a nuissance than anything.

Clunks could be a lot of things, including your strut mounts, stabilizer bushings or links, coffin arms, etc.[/QUOTE

It's definitely at slower speeds over bumps, but I'd qualify it more as a clunk than a click.

Leaning towards getting it diagnosed once and for all

[azlvr]

I chased that same problem changing everything suspension related over a long period of time. Finally found 2 bent wheels and that fixed the problem.