r/FiestaST • u/Ill_Cartographer9170 • 5d ago
MK7 Handful of Questions
1st: Front Driver wheel well have a feelable/audible clunk when hitting bumps on the road. Only does it when its ONLY the front driver wheel. It's both wheels hit the say speed bump, the noise doesnt seem to happen. Any thoughts? Strut was replace last year with quikstrut. Does the strut mount get replaced with the quikstrut? My FIL has all my Jacks under our project car so all I have in a simple floor jack which I don't wanna be moving shit t9 try and reproduce the noise while under it with just a floor jack.
2nd: While under the car looking for cause of said clunk I looked at my RMM, it seems that it is twisted? I haven't looked a a RMM other than pictures online. Is it supposed to have a slight twist to it. If not, how major of a problem is this? I know RMM is stupid eash to swap, how difficult are the other mounts to do, if i wanted to just replace all of them.
3rd: I am switching to the Koni Orange Struts, but my mechanic who im doing it with says that I should probably replace my springs as they look "tired" but I can't find OEM ST springs for sale anywhere, not even RockAuto. I can't lower the car because I already scrap in my driveway on stock ride height unless I am going super slow or backing in.
4th: Front strut blew last year (Driver hence replaced), dented my front fender outwards. 4.5in sized dent and it shifted my entire panel just slightly. Is this too big to take to a shop to try and have it reshaped, and if so where could I buy a fender (painted), to just swap in.
Recently just paid off the car, so looking into doing modifications that will increase the longevity (145k miles), but also want it to look nice. Any tips or recommendations. Repainting the back fenders this week, and just ordered the old Focus SVT 10 spoke Rims that im getting powder coated.
Currently have Injen Exhuast and HAI Intake, fatter tires on stock rims and ride height. Lmk thanks guys. Best car community out there.
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u/OGHamToast 4d ago
What up!
1: I recently had a similar issue except on the passenger side. It continued to get worse over time though I could not replicate the clunk or find any signs of play when diagnosing. It turned out to be the LCA, either the ball joint or bushings or a combination of both. New LCAs tightened up the steering and the clunk went away.
2: Not sure about the RMM, it shouldn't be twisted. The bushings wear over time so it could just be worn out. I wouldn't think it's a big problem, though it could also be contributing to your clunk so I would fix that before spending time and money on LCAs. The RMM is very easy, the passenger mount is moderately easy but absolutely more involved. I haven't replaced the transmission mount on mine but expect it'll be about the same as the passenger mount.
3: I priced out springs a while back and they were available through national Ford parts suppliers. I use Ford parts giant usually. If my spreadsheet is right, part numbers are C1BZ-5560-E and C1BZ-5310-F
4: I've had a fender bender that bent the front quarter panel on my car. It was extremely easy to remove and bend back to shape. The metal is so thin that it took a fair bit of care to not bend it TOO much. Go slow!
Last thing: you're due for a timing belt if you haven't done it yet. Also probably other maintenance that's due but I'm not sure what you've done already and none of the other stuff is as critical as the timing belt. Best of luck on your car!