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- '02 Mazda Protege5
the front-end is very noisy going over bumps. I hear a popping noise when I go over bumps especially uphill and when turning left. I've already changed the front lower control arms, with the ball joints and everything as well as the tie rod ends, so I guess the only thing left is the strut/spring assembly. The struts and springs themselves don't seem bad (there's no excessive bounce, leaks or sagging) so I assume the problem lies in the strut mount. is that possible to change without changing the whole strut assembly? and as I recall you can remove the whole assembly without having to compress the spring. do I need a spring compressor if I just want to change the mount?