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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:11 AM
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My front end is clunking! I don't have any vibrations or pulling to either side but it clunks and sounds at any speed.

I checked the sway bar links and got no play in them. Going to lift her up on the weekend to find out what's wrong.

Any ideas/suggestions on what i need to check?

Thanks....

Hector
 
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:53 AM
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Ball joints. Look into rengnaths posts about his front end clunks...
 
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 01:43 PM
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Im going in an hour to pick up the truck from the shop after getting the strut mounts replaced. Hopefully thats all for my front end noise.

Now I just have to replace the rear sway bar bushings, and get the front sway bar reinstalled once I get the new greasable bushings.

For clunks, it could be anything. Did you check the bushings on the middle of the bar? Normally ball joints will also creak/spueak. Everytime I took off from a stop light, I would hear the bad ball joints creaking.
 
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