jcat60

Hi, new here, I have a 98, 4wd, 5.7 extended cab all stock, 110k. Just a good truck the way it is. Lately I started to hear a noise (the thunk!) in the front end when turning the wheel to the right while standing still. It dose not happen turning left. Going under and having someone turn the wheel didn't help isolate it much but it dose sound steering related.
Thanks

bulridr23

Check your ball joints, sterring stoppers were a small issuse on those and also the explores

Ty

ball joints.

its about 500 to replace all four, and the uppers have to be purchased with the controll arms, incase ou plan to replace them yourself.

Ty

ball joints.

its about 500 to replace all four, and the uppers have to be purchased with the controll arms, incase ou plan to replace them yourself.

jcat60

thanks for the input. Turned out to be tie rod ends and stablizer links.
A hellava lot cheaper than BJs.

Jon

jcat....Welcome to the site.

NGM

Welcome to the board. I just gootta call you out on one thing. 5.7???? 5.4 maybe or 5.8??

jcat60

Guess i'm still stuck in my gm days! but this is a much better truck. in the 93 k that i own it, this is the biggest repair bill so far. Hope i didn't speak to soon!

Ty

we have a 92 1500, and its a peice also. but the good news it that it has a newer motor and trans....

ford_anger 01

i would say ball joints like everyone else has said...
my mom had the same problem in her gmc suburban it would "THUNK" when she turned left so we checked it out and it was the ball joints had em replaced and no more "THUNK"!