Re: Front End Rattle/Clunk 2007 Charger:
[Re: not_a_charger]
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11/09/14 09:54 PM
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My 05 300C has the same problem. No play in anything when you have it on the lift. The racket it makes would make you think you should be able to grab the offending part and shake it around. I've been told that's pretty common especially if the suspension is hanging when you check it. My tension strut bushing rubbers are checked/cracked at the frame like the one in the above picture but no more deflection than you would expect to see when you pry on a solid rubber bushing. I've been told the sway bar bushings and links can cause it even tho they will seem to be solid. They are cheap and easy to change, so that will be the first parts I throw at it. Kevin
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Re: Front End Rattle/Clunk 2007 Charger:
[Re: Sunroofcuda]
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06/07/15 10:58 PM
06/07/15 10:58 PM
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Old thread here but just came across it. FWIW, the police Chargers have solid bushing tension struts. Maybe they can be purchased if you are going to replace any in your civi LX cars.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: Front End Rattle/Clunk 2007 Charger:
[Re: Sunroofcuda]
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06/08/15 02:44 PM
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The wife 07 chrysler 300 has a clunk in driver front somewhere......these would use the same as charger right?? We bought it used. Has biut 70k on it now. Right off the bat I said was a strut bad.....she had them look at it (next day of buying it) said they didnt hear anything (on pavement) and check everything. Didnt find nothen bad. We have bout 700 foot of gravel before our house. Thats the only place I hear the clunking
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Re: Front End Rattle/Clunk 2007 Charger:
[Re: Sunroofcuda]
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06/09/15 01:07 AM
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I COMPLETELY SOLVED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO: The culprit was the front sway bar-to-frame (engine cradle) bushings! A small repair shop manager discovered this. We had the car up on the hoist & were checking out everything: ball joints, sway bar end link bushings, tie rod ends, & the front strut bar bushings. Then Ken (manager) comes out of the office - looks everything over, then grabs the front sway bar & reefs on it up & down & says "that's the problem." The rubber bushings looked fine - there was NO breakdown of the rubber & no splits, BUT the bushings were elongated - hogged-out. I said OK - I'll want to replace them with poly. I ordered them, got them in & had this shop replace the factory bushings. SOLVED the mystery completely! I would not have believed this if I hadn't witnessed it myself. The smallest bump at 5 mph sounded like the front end wanted to come apart, & it was like this for years!
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Re: Front End Rattle/Clunk 2007 Charger:
[Re: larrymopar360]
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06/11/15 12:44 PM
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What year LX was this on? Thanks. My Charger was a 2007.
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Re: Front End Rattle/Clunk 2007 Charger:
[Re: Twostick]
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06/13/15 07:37 PM
06/13/15 07:37 PM
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On mine (05 300C) it was a mix of sway bar bushings ( you would have needed a dial indicator to see the play) the left outer tie rod end and the ball joint on the left tension strut.
The racket it made over the smallest bumps would make you think the front end was about to fall off the car.
Kevin Yep. That's what we got on our police cars. Seems to have been either entirely corrected or completely corrected now.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: Front End Rattle/Clunk 2007 Charger:
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06/15/15 02:46 AM
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I drive a 2014 and still pretty low miles but it's tight and quiet. The new standard police package brakes on them (that was an early problem too) of 14.5" fronts and 13.8" rear are awesome, btw.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: Front End Rattle/Clunk 2007 Charger:
[Re: toplescuda]
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06/15/15 02:59 AM
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The wife 07 chrysler 300 has a clunk in driver front somewhere......these would use the same as charger right?? We bought it used. Has biut 70k on it now. Right off the bat I said was a strut bad.....she had them look at it (next day of buying it) said they didnt hear anything (on pavement) and check everything. Didnt find nothen bad. We have bout 700 foot of gravel before our house. Thats the only place I hear the clunking Yes, same as Charger. LX Platform.
Facts are stubborn things.
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