Banging in the front

[caalbah]

Hey guys, I’ve got a 2008 commodore sv6 ute

i’ve got a loud banging in the front left and right of the car. i’ve reach down and gave the sway bar a shake and it doesn’t seem to be any movement around the sway bar bushes, i know there’s many things the noise could be caused by but if it’s not the sway bar bushes being worn, what else could it be? thanks

 

[Dayvo]

Sway bar links are a common cause for front end noise. It's usually the ball joints on the links that are the problem. Easiest way to check is to unbolt one end , either from the sway bar or strut to check the ball joints.

 

[J_D 2.0]

Check the strut tops too. If they are flogged out they will thud when the car goes over bumps.

 

[caalbah]

Sway bar links are a common cause for front end noise. It's usually the ball joints on the links that are the problem. Easiest way to check is to unbolt one end , either from the sway bar or strut to check the ball joints.

thanks mate would it be best to just replace the sway bar links if this was the case ?

 

[Dayvo]

Yep they are pretty cheap , but best to check them before replacing them.

 

[greenacc]

What do the plates on the strut tops look like? Pop the bonnet and see how big the gap is. Post a photo if you're not sure. Gap should be about 4mm. When the strut tops wear out they become squashed and those round plates sit up higher, about 10mm or more if they're really bad.

 

[Xplaya]

Are you lowered?
Nearly every lowered holden ve i have been in I swear makes some type of noise in the shock area. I put it down to the factory setup / sway bar links not quite sitting right when you lower it. Mine does it. And Ive tried every new part you can fit in the shock. However, once I chuck in my coil-overs the noise is completely gone. One thing I notice on my coil-overs, the sway bar link attaches to a different area/height compaired to the factory shock which I think, changes the tension / movement enough to eliminate the knock

 

[losh1971]

Mine has a tinny knock that sounds like a link. Same as above I have replaced the lot. Mine is lowered too. Funny thing is my knock only happens over certain bumps. I can hit a rough patch of road and nothing, yet the one hollow in the road does it every time at the same spot.

 

[Paul Water]

I had a knock in the front left which was the sway bar link. It only had a little movement but made a distinct knock on rough roads. Changed it and no more noises.