I replaced the struts and shocks when I did the rest of the suspension, so they are also new. I did re-use the spring and all that jazz on top of the strut (bearing race, boot, etc.) I suppose it's possible the strut nut isn't tight enough but I did impact that nut on pretty good. The sway bar end link did just what you said. The nut stripped and it was loose. It was clunking, so I put the original link back on. Still clunks and it drives me mad. I'll look into these febi links. Hopefully they solve my suspicious clunking. Thanks!