Originally Posted by Philcouchman

Hello everyone,

I am beginning to get quite stumped on troubleshooting my front end. I recently have replaced shocks, guide rod bushings, upper control arms, idler arm brushing repair, and steering shock. I’m beginning to think it’s tie rod ends, but would they make a “clunk” when traveling over certain bumps or deviations in the road? It’s almost a metal on metal clunk. I don’t feel much play if any at all on the ball joints, and everything appears to be relatively tight....just curious why it seems to have gotten worse after replacing several pieces.

Thank you,

Rick