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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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Hey guys. So recently i've noticed a decently noisy front end clunk. This happens whenever I go over bumps or if I go onto gravel. Pretty much when the front end goes over a bump, Im ranting. Well, I had to go down an extremely long gravel driveway with a ton of bumps and I was going a little quicker than the front end wanted to and the noise has gotten a little worse. Im going to jack up the front end tomorrow to see if I can find the noise anyhow, just seeing if you guys had any ideas. My first guess would be some bad ball joints or loose a-arms or something. Im not a suspension expert. Thanks in advance! Oh and of course I've got the classic front end steering wheel play.

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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 11:08 PM
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I can tell you're not a suspension expert, our trucks don't have A-arms.

Check the radius arm bushings too.
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 11:30 PM
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sounds like either a radius arm bushing like Sean said or something is just loose up front like a shock or maybe tie rod? hard to say with out being there.
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Just call me Sean
I can tell you're not a suspension expert, our trucks don't have A-arms.

Check the radius arm bushings too.
Darn it, I knew I've been working on mustangs for too long. haha.
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