Clunk in front suspension

[pprass]

I have travelled 90,000 kms in our MY15 over the past 2 years which has included some very rough heavily corrugated roads towing a caravan. Over that time I have noticed that the front suspension clunks and rattles even when I go over very minor bumps - like one of those cats eyes in the middle of the road. The back suspension is very quite and solid and just rides over any bumps silently. I have a bull bar on the front, but that seems to be very solid and secure.
Is that what others are experiencing with their front suspension when going over bumps?

[cjc_td5]

It will be failing Lower Control Arm bushes. Very common fault at your kms. Typically they reveal themselves as clunking when traversing speed humps.
The bushes are typically replaced by replacing the whole Lower Control Arm as this is cheaper than the labour of pressing out and replacing the bushes themselves.

I have a failed bush and am about to go through this process (at 100,000km).

Chris

[discorevy]

Sway bar "D" bushes can also give those symptoms, if you can move the sway bar sideways through the bushes using a bar or large screwdriver then they'll need doing

[pprass]

...The bushes are typically replaced by replacing the whole Lower Control Arm
Chris

Thanks Chris - any idea of how much these control arms cost (fitted)?

[pprass]

Sway bar "D" bushes can also give those symptoms, if you can move the sway bar sideways through the bushes using a bar or large screwdriver then they'll need doing

Thanks - I'll check them out.

[winaje]

Thanks Chris - any idea of how much these control arms cost (fitted)?

I recently bought Meyle lower control arms as well as front and rear sway bar bushes and links delivered from Advanced Factors for about $800. Fitment I'm not sure of as I did it myself. You'll need a full 4 wheel alignment too.

[cjc_td5]

Thanks Chris - any idea of how much these control arms cost (fitted)?

I have found them for around $450 each (Australian supplier) if I go with replacing them myself. Landrover quoted me $1400 for complete replacement of both sides, including wheel alignment. This seems quite competitive apart from the lost days work in taking it to Perth for a day....

[BigJon]

I do genuine arms drive in / drive out with alignment for about $1040. Obviously I am nowhere near you, but it should give you an idea on what price to expect.

[pprass]

I do genuine arms drive in / drive out with alignment for about $1040. Obviously I am nowhere near you, but it should give you an idea on what price to expect.

Come upto PMQ for a weekend BigJon - it is a lovely place and you can work in paradise

Peter

[LRD414]

Peter, it's MY15 ..... still in warranty? I had front LCA bushes replaced under warranty at around 40k.

In any case, replacement of bushes alone is feasible and can be cheaper for some places depending on what tooling they have.
If you go with new complete arms make sure to keep the old ones and get them re-bushed as a rotable spare for next time.

Cheers,
Scott