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Comment by Kevin Lee on November 17, 2009 at 12:56am

Wow Chris, I thought I commuted. 100 miles a day? I can see why you would want the 26MPG! I dont blame you wanting to add a little more style to the look of it either. And for a V6, those newer ones really dont run all that bad either. I know i would drive it too

Comment by Kevin Lee on November 17, 2009 at 12:51am

Impala, sorry if it sounded that way, but I didnt mean to say that you were wrong. I agreed with you that it did have struts. But in Sheldon's case, this particular setup doesnt actually use a bearing plate. Unlike most strut front suspensions, the strut mounting on his Cougar doesnt pivot. He still has an upper control arm with a ball joint. All it is on his car is a thick rubber insulator pad.

Impala, what I was trying to say was in 23 years of working on cars for a living, I have never had to replace one of those insulators. End links, sure, but not the strut insulators. So I tried to say that Gene was more likely correct. This is why normally dont try to add to another persons suggestion Impala. I seem to do just what happened, getting you apologizing for no needed reason. I understand why you suggested checking there, really, and it wasnt a bad suggestion. I just tried to add my experience in is all. I understand all too well having to do things on your own, as you cant afford to pay someone else. I jumped in after your suggestion only because I didnt want Sheldon to go through that kind of teardown inspection if he didnt really have to is all. Sorry again if I hurt your feelings, that was not my intention. And Impala, I will try to speak in behalf of others here that we all know your intentions are meant well!

Comment by D'Amboise Chris on November 17, 2009 at 12:34am

It’s an 05 disguised as a GT then I added wide boss 429 hood scoop from a company called after thoughts.

I was a big target for all my Ford friends after I bought it.
It was pay back time for all my years of friendly Ford bashing

Comment by D'Amboise Chris on November 17, 2009 at 12:17am

My commuter car is the Mustang 26 mpg v6
Its 49 miles to work 49 home
The Trans Am it gets 8 mpg I would need to gas up 2 times a week
So the Pontiac is only for play

Comment by Impala Builder on November 16, 2009 at 10:55pm

Chris~~ i thought you owned a pontiac? like ponies but rather fly a bird..

Comment by Impala Builder on November 16, 2009 at 10:54pm

Umm, guys i know we alL agree that impala is wrong! BUT.... ( hear me out, now that we know that the car has struts, what about checking the strut towers? aka bearings.. I know it sounds crazy but i have found that they also make noises. Then again, the load was off when it did the last "CLUNK" RIGHT?? I DON'T MEAN TO STEER ANYONE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.. IF I DO, SORRY Y HOMIE!! JUST MY 2 CENTS..

Comment by Sheldon Hewston on November 16, 2009 at 6:14pm

Hey Chris, Awesome garage man! Nice stang to. Want to sell the heads and Intake lol Jokes :)

Comment by Sheldon Hewston on November 16, 2009 at 6:12pm

So I worked a little to late. and ran out of sunshine. I'm going to try and take a look at it tomorrow. I have a felling gene-0 is on the money. we will see. Impala We did remove the shock tower to change the strut bushings. I didn't see any cracks on the plates. BUT! I wasn't looking either so I will take a peak at that for sure. And Kevin your input is always welcome here man! You haven't steered me wrong yet. lol

Comment by Kevin Lee on November 16, 2009 at 8:25am

Sure Gene, you are right. It is possibly an end link. This is why I said you are possibly on the right track. Actually I think you are closer than Impala. It is because of what you said Gene why I wasnt going to say anything until Shedlon had commented on what he found. But i commented after Impala had jumped in becasue in all honesty, I thought it would send Sheldon the wrong way. If you have noticed, I normally dont chime in when someone has already helped another with a suggestion, esp if I thought they were told something that is possibly correct. I dont want to confuse the person with the problem, or make the one that helped upset because they think I was contradiciting them. But I will if I feel someone is being lead the wrong way. OK, I will say this. It is possible that it could be a bad strut rod bushing too, but I wanted to wait to say anything just in case you were right on the end link Gene

Comment by Gene-0 on November 16, 2009 at 6:49am

the reason i thought broken end link kevin was because my brothers car would do the same kind of thing when you made a turn or hit a bump in the road. His bonneville ( a 98) is a strut front suspension too. I guess I didn't think about the springs, but I would think you would get more of a creaky noise from that impala?

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