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So I had a nasty clunk, bottoming out and rattle from my front left of the car.

Took it down to pedders and got a 28 point inspection, they said it was the glange nut and tightened it with a metal bar (free) this fixed it but it'll probably come lose again (want $140 to take it out and tighten it). Now I've got a track day coming up in about 3 weeks and there was a few other things that were busted.

He reckons my ball joints are worn, however I took the wheels off and went crazy trying to move them around and couldn't get them to budge, so I'm a bit hesitant.

The radius bushes are worn and the rear sway bar link rubbers are worn (clunk a little). How major is this stuff (def getting the nut fixed up), he seemed to reckon fairly so but of course its his obligation to say so. Recommendations?

Pricing they wanted for everything.

Tighten glange nut $140

ball joints x2 $80-120

rear sway bar rubbers $50-60

bump stops (front were mangled and missing) $87

radius bushes $40-90

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Duncan Grand Master

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what on earth is a glange nut?

anyway....looks like they're asking 450 to replace about 1/3 of your bushes with standard rubber stuff.

If you are interested in track work I reckon you should bit the bullet, spend twice as much and do everything in noltec or whiteline bushes. handling will be out of sight better.

I can't see anything dangerous on that list

[disclaimer]Don't blame me if you die from not taking the Pedders sales person's advice[/disclaimer]

Rolls Grand Master

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Cause its not tight, apparently you cant get to it without taking it out, so they just smacked it with a metal bar or something, I dont really know what Im talking about thats just what they said,

Who would you recommend going to then.

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