clunking sound

[jeepfreak1020]

So everytime i make a left turn, as soon as i get going my left side makes this loud clunk, and it come from the axle, but it only clunks once. I dont know what it could be, im thinking something with the knuckles maybe, but other wise i dont know. What do you guys think???

 

[kemosabee]

Check the trackbar bolt that secures to the unibody.

 

[Glacialbass]

Also, check the sway bar end links as well as the mid links.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Need details man!

What year? Lift? What's bolted onto the damn thing? We gotta know to help ya out.

 

[Stang5lgt]

Might be your half shaft u joint going south. My MJ has a bad one that clunks when I turn tight.

 

[MPETESS10]

I second the sway bar endlinks and the bushings where it attaches to the frame. I have had a weird clunk that I feel under my feet for a while. I assumed it was either a track bar or control arm bushings, until I broke a sway bar endlink and drove around for 2 weeks with the sway bar disco'd for a few weeks and amazingly my clunk was gone!!!! I got some disco's and the clunk came back. I looked at the sway bar bushings and they are egged out so bad that the sway bar actually makes contact with my front skid on the left side.

 

[jeepfreak1020]

Need details man!

What year? Lift? What's bolted onto the damn thing? We gotta know to help ya out.

98 cherokee with 4in lift and 32s. open front and rear.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Woulda liked more specifics, but here goes.......

4 inch lift:
Well, if you're using fixed arms and no drop brackets, it's quite possible that the axle is sitting a bit too far back and the coil spring is catching on the upper bumpstop inside the coils. Depends on the brand of lift but some folks buy a 3" lift and add spacers and this can cause the coil to be closer to the bumpstop.

Check the coil spring to ensure it's seated properly on the axle seat.

Track bar frame mount is definitely a very good suggestion too. Those tend to come loose. Check the bolts. Crank 'em down using a breaker bar and thread locker.

 

[jeepfreak1020]

Woulda liked more specifics, but here goes.......

4 inch lift:
Well, if you're using fixed arms and no drop brackets, it's quite possible that the axle is sitting a bit too far back and the coil spring is catching on the upper bumpstop inside the coils. Depends on the brand of lift but some folks buy a 3" lift and add spacers and this can cause the coil to be closer to the bumpstop.

Check the coil spring to ensure it's seated properly on the axle seat.

Track bar frame mount is definitely a very good suggestion too. Those tend to come loose. Check the bolts. Crank 'em down using a breaker bar and thread locker.

No i dont have spacers, i have a 4in coil. And im going to check the track bar mount tomorow. But my bro and me looked and we think it maybe the sway bar mount.