knocking up front any help ?

[antinora]

hey

driving home this arvo and i could hear a constant knockknocknocknock when braking or lifting of gas......any help with what it could be ? ?

guys off another forum said it could be the struts or cv joints,, are these easy to fix/replace??

[Golf Loon]

More info needed. Could be front engine mount, or suspension tops, or cvs.

When does it do it and is it rhythmic, or just a click when braking or acellerating?

[antinora]

first it was a single knock when i was braking at lower speeds.......today it was a continous knock..(repetetive) when braking and when completly off the gas and just rolling ?

any help....

and im looking to replace shocks aswell all round...any help on cost ?

[worm]

Doesnt sound like cv's as they knock when the car changes direction/speed..... if it does it when ur rolling it may well be engine mounts.

Suspension is a hard one to put a price on... if u want adjustable suspension that will handle great then around the 2G mark, standard will be a little cheaper... if ur on a budget I would say second hand.... the more u want to spend the better product u can get

[gtimk5]

Checked your wheel bolts and 30m/m hub nuts?

[16valvertwin45s]

Doesnt sound like cv's as they knock when the car changes direction/speed..... if it does it when ur rolling it may well be engine mounts.

Suspension is a hard one to put a price on... if u want adjustable suspension that will handle great then around the 2G mark, standard will be a little cheaper... if ur on a budget I would say second hand.... the more u want to spend the better product u can get

S/H suspension?
no thankyou

[gldgti]

sorry but i gotta put it my 2 cents worth here about suspension...

okay, if you want some fancy pants race engineered suspension, go spend 2g's on it.... if you have a pocket full of spare money.

some decen springs and new but ok shocks are all that is "needed" to make a golf handle extremely well.

sorry thats all there is to it.

if you look around, you might find some decent sachs or boge shocks for around the $500 front and back... invest in some king springs ~$350

standard springs dont quite have the firmness needed for spirirted driving...

[Golf Loon]

There were some spax lowering springs on ebay that didnt get sold $150 I think was the reserve, 40mm drop.

[gldgti]

oh yeah.. also, the knocking...

sorry, no idea, haha

actually mine does it under hard accelleration (low speed, letting out clutch)

im waiting for everyone to say my cv joints are shot...

am i right?

[gldgti]

just for interest sake... cv joint prices?