If you can feel it in the spring......Could be a Strut Mount/Bearing Plate issue, I say could because describing noises & having someone remotely diagnose them is like target shooting in the dark.
Loaded struts is just asking for issues.....The strut itself could be a half decent product but the mount/bearing/spring is likely the cheapest crap available.
An issue I've seen more than a few times in my career that needs to be watched for......Deformed Strut Towers, The flat pad the Strut mount mounts against can get deformed. This is caused by bottoming the strut out by hitting curbs at speed or running something over. If the Mount Studs are splayed outward.....You can bet the Strut Tower is deformed.
Had a '13 Hyundai Sonata in recently with noise while turning.......The strut tower was severely deformed as was the strut mount......Had to beat the strut out because the bolts were splayed so badly.
Had to remove the hood, Took no less than 30 good strikes with a 10 pound sledge against a short piece of 4x4 wood block to straighten the top of the tower out.....A new OE Mount & Bearing Plate was all the parts needed.
The look on the owners face when I asked when I asked what he ran over was priceless.....He avoided an accident & hit a curb.
I thought that wheel looked a lot cleaner than the rest
Loaded struts is just asking for issues.....The strut itself could be a half decent product but the mount/bearing/spring is likely the cheapest crap available.
An issue I've seen more than a few times in my career that needs to be watched for......Deformed Strut Towers, The flat pad the Strut mount mounts against can get deformed. This is caused by bottoming the strut out by hitting curbs at speed or running something over. If the Mount Studs are splayed outward.....You can bet the Strut Tower is deformed.
Had a '13 Hyundai Sonata in recently with noise while turning.......The strut tower was severely deformed as was the strut mount......Had to beat the strut out because the bolts were splayed so badly.
Had to remove the hood, Took no less than 30 good strikes with a 10 pound sledge against a short piece of 4x4 wood block to straighten the top of the tower out.....A new OE Mount & Bearing Plate was all the parts needed.
The look on the owners face when I asked when I asked what he ran over was priceless.....He avoided an accident & hit a curb.
I thought that wheel looked a lot cleaner than the rest