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getting a knocking from front offside suspension only on medium to large bumps. at a real slow speed i wouldnt get any, but at a greater speed i get it. really annoying.

1995 wrx saloon. are there any other causes of knocking on the front?
recenlty replace the front drop link that side. front ARB bushes are a little worn, but still seem to be solid. sounds like part of the strut itself

adman73

Sounds like it may be the ARB bushes or the shock absorber. I had a similar knocking on my classic and replacing the front ARB bushes (even though they looked ok) got rid of the knocking noise.

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ok great, will give it a try,

depending how expensive they are is it worth goibng for a whiteline arb bar? or is there not much difference to standard when fitted? and just get decent poly bushes instead

andyxros

had a knock on mine for mot and they replaced bottom ball joint...maybe worth a cheak

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aha. good idea,

ive got the alloy wishbones, is that just the balljoint on the end of them your referring to?

would that mean a complete new wishbone?

andyxros

yeah it connects lower hub to to wish bone, i cheak them by jacking car up and a hand at top of wheel and 1 at bottom give it a bit of waggle and see if any excesive play in it...

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Nope - the ball joint pops out of the end of the wishbone. They are £25 from Subaru main dealer and are easy enough to change.