dakkarm3

guys. thanks for the quick responses. steviej, i will check what you brought up tomorow morning; regarding motor mounts how do i check those? another thing. i drove a buddies es 300 today. 98/99 w 50k on the clock. great condition. drives very tight. my car does not drive tight at all, and like i said i just replaced the struts and put new michelins on 4 corners + the tune up. what can cause the difference in both cars. ? to answer the question of how i like the konis, i really cant tell till i get this car back to its original ride quality which used to be pretty good(along time ago). as of now, id say that the konis are nothing special. i really didnt have time to do too much research, and the price was descent, so i went for the konis from tirerack. thats where i get most of my stuff from, and i had konis on my bmw before and they were great for an oem replacement, they just last longer. they feel ok on the lex, but i dont want to jump to any conlcusions till i have the car feeling like normal. when i hit bumps i feel like something is not absorbing the bumps the right way......car just feels loose and weird, even though it has gotten better with the rescent improvements. before the new tires and alignment it was floating. ill check the motor mounts and the other stuff listed above, any other input will also be appreciated. thanks.

hey. my dad has a 98 es with 90k. in very neglected condition. i just took over the car and changed spark plugs, pad/rotors, fuel/air filters, oil change, new tires, new koni struts and a wheel alighnment. car is feeling 10x better, however it still has this very awkward sound especially on cold starts. it sounds like its coming from right above the drivers side wheel well. sounds like a few clunks in a row, like something is loose. what can this be. i took the wheel off and made sure nothing is loose. can it be like a bad tie rod or control arm??? this sound is heard easily on cold starts, like in the morning, for the first few minutes of driving. it then dissapears abit. sounds like its coming from the other side too, as well. also, everytime i go over a slight imperfection in the road i hear the noises plus noise from the back. any input appreciated. thanks.