Get the balljoints checked out...

 

the new tires could be absorbing the noise/shock because of the fresh tread and what not. To me it still sounds like ball joints, i would check/have them check for play and make sure they have plenty of grease. I would also check out the control arm bushings upper and lower on both sides, see what they look like and if theres any play at all.

 

I have an appointment for tomorrow morning. I narrowed it down to the noise coming from the front left during right turns. I'll let you know how it turned out for future reference

 

Well the mechanic couldn't find anything wrong. He checked the bearings and CV joints. He took it for a test drive and couldn't reproduce the problem. He said he was practically doing doughnuts and still no noise. He was suprised that I had any problem at all considering I'm under 50k on the miles. Anyway so back to square one. The noise is still extremely subtle and less frequent since those new tires. I don't know maybe the body is just creakin like the interior.

 

A noice and a sharp feeling like that can be more than ball joints at times... I willlist afew other things could be but try not to be too alarmed by some of them.

Exhaust Joints Moving Around
Body Mount
Emergency Break Cable Clanging Against The Frame
Your Seat Mount Coming Loose
Cracked Frame

Just check everything starting at the worst possible problem as it is probably the most dangerous to drive with.

My 2 cents...
Randall

 

Thanks for the advice. I will check underneath to see if I notice anything. It's definitely still going on I can say that.

 

I'm trying to figure out a possibly similar noise myself. But it's directly relate to sharp bumps. It's a rattle kind of a popping from underneath the front right, every time I hit small but sharp cracks or bumps in the road, like the lane divider bumps. It sounds like shot bushings or something to me, and sounds like a broken shock to my dad. Bushings...shouldn't be the case as I have 100,000 miles. I am due for an idler arm but that's all as far as I know. the shop can't actually firgure it out either but they checked everything really important and said that whatever it is it isn't a big deal. It's a big deal to me! Probably a shock I guess.

 

Hey thanks for the idea. Maybe the left shock is going bad or something. I've been pondering the idea of upgrading them anyways. Maybe in a couple months I'll replace them. If that didn't solve the problem at least I would have an upgrade.