Clunking sound after replacing front struts on 2003 Eddie Bauer

[uscgrad93]

I recently replaced the front stock struts on our 2003 Eddie Bower 2WD. I used Monroe 71369 struts and reused the old springs. Everything went in without a hitch. Now, when I go over a bump or valley, there is a clunking sound just from the front.

I have already replaced the upper control arms/ball joints as well as the lower ball joints.

Where should I start looking?

How do I know how far to crank down the top nut on the strut, the one that goes through the upper strut mount, until it bottoms out? I just tightened it until it was snug/tight. Wondering if that might be the source of the clunk, if there is a gap between the upper strut mount and the actual top of the strut arm rod (where the threads end).

Thanks!

 

[whtbronco]

If the struts, control arms and ball joints are tight there's a good chance it's the sway bar links. It took me a couple months to figure that out. There seemed to be no play when testing them. When I took them loose it was blatantly obvious they were shot.

 

[uscgrad93]

Thanks. I will look into that.

 

[peeteri]

Thanks. I will look into that.

Rock car side to side for testing sway bar links

 

[Drae]

My money would be on the shock mounts. Did you replace them as well? Always a good idea to change those while you're in there.