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I have the same 15 inch toyota rims as the video in michfellers post with the mag nuts from ebay like hawairish 's link. I can get pictures when it stops raining. I also used centering rings to center the rims on my hubs where the toyota rims were hubcentric: http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/KMCW106-100.htm

Just to update tightening the camber bolts removed all the knocking noise. The bolts on the driver side were <70 ft-lbs and was way too loose. The passenger side bolts were around 90 ft-lbs and I tightened them as well. I guess i need another alignment as the drivers side has positive camber of approx 1.9 deg now. I'll take it to a different shop this time. Yes I had done the lift and strut replacement my self but thought the same as you that the shop would check the torque at the end. Basically my wheels look like this http://content.worldcarfans.co/2009/2/medium/mercedes-glk-with-led-lights-spy-photo.jpg when turning really tight ( /-/ or \-\) rather than (|-|). Thanks clkindred for your help.

Hi, I purchased my 1997 pathfinder in last may. It now has 69,000 km on it and I have a popping noise in the front driver side suspension area. Background: November 2016: Installed fluerys 2in lift spacers and 2 camber bolts per side. Vehicle aligned fine at mechanic. Slight popping noise that got progressively worse when going over bumps fast (train tracks, pot holes) March 2017: Hit/slid into snow bank on highway during ice storm and took vehicle out of alignment. Tires wore very bad in 200 km drive home. At alignment told struts were shot and needed replacing. I replaced struts with KYB and strut mounts/bearings with moog. During replacement I noticed the drivers strut mount was badly worn (photo). I think this was because I did not tighten the top strut nut enough during lift kit install or the strut had no oil left in it: I then took for a new alignment. The vehicle drove fine and abnormal tire wear stopped but there was a new popping noise when I turned the wheel tight to one direction. The wheels have alot of angle when turned at full lock (I think this means high caster angle?) Mechanic said it was because I had such a high lift kit on the vehicle. Current: June 2017: Popping progressively worse, noticeable going over bad bumps. I recently got undercoating done and i noticed the camber bolts shifting (on the driver side) and scraping the undercoating off (photo). I have also noticed recently the vehicle pulls slightly and other times there is no pull at all. I am going to try and tighten the bolts and see if that stops them moving. What else should I be checking that could be causing this problem? Is there any way to check if the strut mount is wearing like it had before without taking the strut completely out? I have all the alignment print outs if those are helpful in resolving this problem. Thanks!