hey i have a nonstop clunking noise coming from the front right of the car. everytime i turn to the right wether im going slow or fast theres a clunking noise. or when i reverse with the wheel to the right. i was thinking my ball joints are bad? can anyone think of the problem??

 

I thinks it's the axle, if it was the ball joint, it should still make noise driving straight.

 

are you on OEM suspension still or not. you gotta give a little more detail if you want help.

 

 

You prolly just need a new cv axel I have the exact same problem

 

if it happens when you are driving in a straight line and turning..... it is probly the wheel bearing. if it happens when you are turning....... it more likely the axle CV joint. I had the same problem with my classic MINI cooper. it ended up being the wheel bearing.

Dan

 

yeah its the stock suspension. theres only 59000 miles on the car

 

I bet its the CV axle too. Check to see if the CV axle boot is torn.

 

the boots arnt torn. i checked the ball joints they were fine.. tire rods are fine..i really have no clue on what this is

 

The boots doesn't have to be torn for the cv axle to go bad. This is most likely the axle because it only make noise when you turn.

 

I have a clunking noise coming from the right side when making left/right turns as well...you guys are saying it's a bad cv axle? It doesn't do it all the time, and only does it when going really slow (<2mph, moving in/out of parking spots)

Never heard it while making turns on the road, or speeds over 2-3mph.

Thinking it could be the plastic carriage by the front wheels too, as they are all torn up and had to zip-tie them back. Running 18x9 +30mm wheels, on Tein Coilovers, with 245/35/18 tires.

 

i still havnt figured mine out but someone told me it could be my strut bushing going bad

 

Or your struts. A good friend of mine has this happening with his Evo. For a while we thought it was the axle until he swapped axles and it did not fix the issue. So he decided to swap the right front for the left front strut and that made the issue go to the other side... Problem found.

 

is your caliper loose? or your shocks may be shot. Does it bounce a lot when you drive over bumps?