ball joints make a pop sound most of the time,and will make that noise when turning,, so like it was said before it could be a u-joint,,, or maybe wheel bearing because you do mud...

 

Does it only happen when turning, or does it only happen when accelerating?

If it sounds like a bunch of LEGOs (or any other small objects) being rolled around in a can constantly, its probably engine pinging, especially if its mostly just under throttle.

 

I'm going to have someone look at it today so what happens if I keep driving on this. Is my wheel going to fall off?

 

What else will make a pop/thud/clunk noise are shock absorbers. I torqued my lower to factory spec and the noise was still present. I torqued it down to 150 and it went right away. This seems to be an issue on 4x4's as well as 4x2's as Chrysler uses a funky pinch type mount on the lower arm.

 

If you have aftermarket wheels with push thru caps, sometimes the cap will get old and will get loose enough to make a constant and speed variable click. I had this happen last year and was looking everywhere for the noise thinking I had a mechanical problem.

 

Yes I do have aftermarket wheels. I do not think it is them but I will look I just called my dad and let him know he sad cv joints right away.

 

Too bad we dont have cv joints

 

If we 4X4 dont have cv joints what do we have that could make this sound. I drove it to work about 4 mile round trip is sound more like a clunk.

 

It also felt like the truck was trying to pull me into the ditch.

 

We have double cardan and single cardan joints. Don't go into a Dodge or a 4x4 place talking about CV joints ... they'll rape you on price.