When I hit pot holes and bumps there's a lot of clunking in the rear end. I assumed it was the shocks so I replaced them but it's still happening.

Also theres clunking in the front end, but I'm thinking its the sway bar bushings. Any ideas?


As for the body shaking it's probably the body mounts right?

Thanks for the help guys.

(1992 s-10 blazer)

 

Could be a lot of things. I would start by checking to see if anything looks broke, I would check ball joints, and steering knuckles etc

 

It's not the ball joints. I replaced all four less than 2,000 miles ago.

 

Check the sway bar links, visually inspect the body mounts and check your hood.

I tightened up my hood bolts and eliminated the "front end " noise I thought I had.

 

Being a 92 do not overlook control arm bushings they are not that bad to replace (especially if you get the energy suspension polyurethane kit as these reuse the outer sleeve so no need to press it out just grab a torch and melt the old rubber out)
other ideas bad shocks, torsion bar mounts (if it is 4wd) body mounts under front floors tend to rot away from the body on 1st gens causing a clunking sound when body shifts (lmctruck sells replacements if needed)

 

I know it's not the shocks, I replaced all four shocks 5 days ago. I looked at the sway bar bushings and the ends, and they look pretty worn out, from what I could tell. I also looked at the body mounts and the control arm bushings (upper and lower) and they all slightly dry rotted but I don't know if that would cause the noise I'm hearing. I took a few pictured to see what you guys think.

Sway bar bushings:
Sway bar ends:
Body Mount (They all looked pretty much the same):
Control Arm Bushing: (All looked the same)



Sorry about the pictures being so big :/

 

Jack it up and start by wiggling your tires top to bottom and side to side, when I moved mine side to side the entire upper control arm moved a good inch each direction this is what told me those bushings were definitely shot. If it moves in any of those directions it will help you narrow down your issue(s)
Wanted to add I'd replace those sway bar bushings mine are all nice and tight against the bar (there are 3 different sizes) it looks like the last person to change them guessed and used the wrong size that's an awful big gap between the bar and bushing.

 

I'll jack it up tomorrow and see about the control arms. But those sway bar bushings are stock, everything was stock on it when I got it, with 212k miles on it. Drivers side upper ball joint was rusted pretty much through. The guy who owned it before me didn't do anything to it, but it only cost me $500.