loud noise from front suspension

[runn141]

i have a 97 pontiac gran prix with a 144,000 miles. i had new struts put on at 100,000 miles. now at 144,000 there is a loud boom every now and then from the front end suspension. i put new strut mounts on and it made no change. all the bushings in the a frames look ok. and the car doesent trac to the left or right either and i dont feel anything in the steering wheel. i just spent $65 to find out that it isnt the strut mounts. what are the other possibilities?

 

[matt5112]

so the control arm bushings look okay? Tie rods feel solid? Ball joint feels soild?

 

[runn141]

yes all those look ok. im thinking it may be my axle joint going bad. because it seems to do it in turns.

 

[grizzly332]

deffinately axles man, replaced them on both my gtps. they're garbage on these cars

 

[matt5112]

Umm. the aftermarket ones are garbage.

OE are the best stock ones you can get.

Note all the performance ones are OE axles that have been upgraded.

 

[Dtrick22]

I just picked up a GSP one, hope it isn't crappy....guess we will find out..Lifetime warranty so I would imagine it has to be decent

 

[matt5112]

my boss had a Z34.

Headwork and some other minor things.

When his axles went, he bought the ones from work which have a lifetime warranty.

The car shat axles like it was its duty.

 

[98gtp]

Could be the swaybar right at the end where it is squished flat it could be broken, get the gmpp bar from gm