Losing my mind on this!!!!!

[Thorgan112]

This clunk is driving me bananas!!!!! I posted a thread awhile back saying I had developed a clunk in the front end that almost sounded like my axle was bouncing around and about to fall off. (By axle I obviously mean rack in pinion bc we are IFS) So after looking around here on some threads and trying to figure it out, I narrowed it down to the rack and pinion bushings, which I just changed yesterday with wheelers kit. I will say, alot of the noise went away! BUT SOME OF IT IS STILL THERE!

When I hit a bump there is a very similar sound still (clunk). It is basically the same as before just now less frequent. I notice it more when slightly turned.

Now its not a pop so its not my CV's and they are both fairly new. I also asked my mechanic to double check me and look at my ball joints and tie rods and he said they all looked good.

I am stumped! ANY IDEAS? only thing I can now think of is the rack and pinion steering guide, but I don't have sloppy steering really so I can't imagine it being that.

 

[shootmymime]

I replaced my rack guide to the slider type.

Lift both front wheels in the air. Place your hands on 3 and 9 on the tire and wiggle back and forth. Have someone else look at the inner toe rod arm on the rack. If there is much to any vertical play.
Change it out to slider type. Not the roller.


Also check u joints and sway bar links

 

[Thorgan112]

And no its not my sway bar either haha, I know everyone goes right to that as the culprit

 

[KSWAY]

Check sway bar end links/bushings?

 

[Thorgan112]

I replaced my rack guide to the slider type.

Lift both front wheels in the air. Place your hands on 3 and 9 on the tire and wiggle back and forth. Have someone else look at the inner toe rod arm on the rack. If there is much to any vertical play.
Change it out to slider type. Not the roller.


Also check u joints and sway bar links

What are the chances you did a write up on that haha?
If not no worries I'll take a look around on here and see if I can find something

 

[geohil]

Have you done the shake-down test? Put it up in the air - supported by the frame so the suspension can come to full droop. Then grab both sides or a single tire and try shaking your tires both vertically and horizontally? Helped me find the worn out inner tie-rod end and worn sway bar bushing causing my clunk. (that would be my guess for you too)
Just my 2 cents.

 

[Thorgan112]

Check sway bar end links/bushings?

LMAO look at the post right before yours, I had a feeling someone was gonna suggest that. I got new links and bushings on.

 

[ajonesnv]

I skimmed so go easy on me

I have never heard this happening on a Toyota, but I had a Ranger (2 actually) that developed cracks at the body mount and would clunk only under certain circumstances...Just a thought, highly unlikely, but just a thought.