Q: Noise from front left wheel and more

asked by on December 27, 2016

I have a knocking noise from the front left area. Wheel rubs the frame and kind of dips down on that side when i turn all the way left. Also, there is a slight bounce at speeds below 10mph. Not sure exactly what it could be.

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