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I have installed ball joints replaced both c/v half shafts and both wheel bearings as I drive the car I hear a grinding noise coming from the right side of the car when I hit a dip in the road it grinds worse could this be something to do with the strut I have replaced about everything else

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Two things i would look for cause I've done it is backing plate up against the rotor or axle nut didn't get tightend enough.

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