Clunkung from right front Mustang II front end

[Handfull 54]

My truck has a clunking sound comming from the front end passenger side. I notice it when I release the brakes. It looks like the fender is dropping down at the time of the clunk. Any ideas on where to start? I have 325 miles on it. It has all new bushings,springs and shocks and uses Chevy rotors and brakes on the mustang spindle.

[50adrod]

if it has strut rods one may be loose, definitley check it out sounds unsafe

[solidaxel]

I would NOT drive it until you replaced or tightened the problem>
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Place a jack under the shock and take the weight off the wheel and try and move things around, look at all the connections, including the upper shock bolt

[dwcsr]

Originally Posted by Handfull 54

My truck has a clunking sound comming from the front end passenger side. I notice it when I release the brakes. It looks like the fender is dropping down at the time of the clunk. Any ideas on where to start? I have 325 miles on it. It has all new bushings,springs and shocks and uses Chevy rotors and brakes on the mustang spindle.

Take a look at the disc pads to make sure they are not slopping around in the caliper. The tabs on the outer pad need to be bend tightly against the calipers. You can do it with water pump (channel Lock) pliers

[Handfull 54]

I found the problem. I jacked up the truck and began checking the bolts from top to bottom. I noticed the upper A frame "hat" was shiny from the upper A arm rubbing back and forth on it. I tightened the top bolts which were very loose and worked my way down. I used a torque wrench as some of those bolts need to be tightened to 120 ft. lbs. Anyway I did both sides and got everything tight. I just road tested it and the clunk is GONE. Thanks to all of you who responded, it was good information. And yes the strut rod bolts were loose also. Thanks again.

[55dude]

i have seen this before and recomend a drop of loc-tite and retorque the bolts to specs.

[gearheads78]

I like to use mechanical lock nuts instead of lock-tite. Lock-tite can melt with the heat the brakes generate.

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by Handfull 54

I found the problem. I jacked up the truck and began checking the bolts from top to bottom. I noticed the upper A frame "hat" was shiny from the upper A arm rubbing back and forth on it. I tightened the top bolts which were very loose and worked my way down. I used a torque wrench as some of those bolts need to be tightened to 120 ft. lbs. Anyway I did both sides and got everything tight. I just road tested it and the clunk is GONE. Thanks to all of you who responded, it was good information. And yes the strut rod bolts were loose also. Thanks again.

Hope you plan on getting the front end re-alined... your camber will be off if the top a-arms moved... just saying..

[Handfull 54]

Thanks Parkwood. I plan on doing that next week. I found a guy who has an alignment shop and also has a shop at his house. He told me to come over to his house shop where he can spend more time and get everything alined and torqued.