[VIDEO] Please help me to diagnose front end noise

[brucemoose2]

My 2007 Toyota 4Runner has a front end clunk when driving over potholes and bumps at low speed. I've replaced the sway bar end links and bushings. Both upper ball joints and lower control arms are also pretty new. Bilstein 5100's at 2.5" with new strut mounts done about 2.5 years ago. The clunk started recently.

I'm able to cause the noise in the video by jacking either front tire up off the ground and pushing/pulling whichever wheel is in the air from side to side. There is no play to speak of when applying pressure to the top and bottom of the wheels.

Inner tie rods or something in the steering rack, maybe? Other ideas? I had an alignment done by Les Schwab when I did the control arms and they said everything in the front end was tight and in good shape, for what that's worth.

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[brucemoose2]

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[Brian3676]

Hard to tell because video is so dark....but I'm pretty sure I can see the LBJ moving.....

 

[BMeister]

I'm thinking tie rods myself but hard to see in the vid. Can you have someone move the wheel while next to the wheel well to verify?

 

[brucemoose2]

Hard to tell because video is so dark....but I'm pretty sure I can see the LBJ moving.....

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately this noise was present before and after replacing the lower control arms and ball joints. So I'm pretty certain that's not it. Any other ideas?

 

[brucemoose2]

I'm thinking tie rods myself but hard to see in the vid. Can you have someone move the wheel while next to the wheel well to verify?

I'm also thinking that could be it. I'm also wondering if it could be the steering shaft or coupler. I'll see if I can get a closer look at these possibilities. Thank you.