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Default Rear spring or shock shot?

I've been getting a clunking noise in what seems to be the rear right wheel whenever i go over bumps so i changed the rear sway bar end links which helped drastically for like 2 days, but now I have a different sounding clunk and the other day I noticed the rear right side of my car was sitting lower then the left side which leads me to believe I'm gonna need some new springs and shocks in the rear which I planned on changing anyways since the PO has shitty OE Spectrums in the rear, buuuut I was planning on ordering my AP this week since I've been saving for it. Is there anything else that could be causing the clunk before I order some koni sport yellows?

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It's hard to say just based on a "clunk." A blown shock will most certainly do that, and the easiest way to tell is if the shock is covered in oil. My shock blew randomly overnight and there was a puddle of oil about a foot in diameter under my shock. I went the route of Koni FSD's, but even if the shock isn't your problem (which it sounds like it is), getting the Koni's is a good choice.
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swaybar bracket and bushing combo from JBR helpped my rear clunk
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My rear clunk was fixed with the new koni yellow install in the rear. The stock shocks were super weak. Check your end links as well... it helps that they are tight.
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Check the right rear actual sway bar bushing, and not merely the end link. Probably needs replacing anyway and is easy.

If that side is lower, I'm inclined to think it is probably the spring rather than a shock, but that ought to make some serious racket if a coil is actually broken.
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