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Originally Posted by sleepysnake
I had Bilstein B12, new front and rear top mounts, and M3 upper and lower front control arms installed about 200 miles ago, followed by an alignment. All seemed well.
About 100 miles ago I had a new water pump and thermostat fitted. Now, with lots of steering input at parking speeds, you can hear a creak/crack/pop sort of noise from the front.
Any ideas what this could be?
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From what I have read the sway bar end links are the problem. When you lower the car about 1" in the front for example, the OEM swaybar links are too short in the front and are under a lot more stress, so the bushings are shot.
The only way to counter act this is to get adjustable swaybar end links front and back. Remember, your rear is lowered too.
I am in the same boat. I have a set of hotchkiss end links coming and will be putting them on when I do a much larger project in a couple weeks.