I know that if a lower ball joint makes a clonking noise, it's most likely not the ball joint itself that's bad. From what I understand most of the time it's due to that there is very little surface where the ball joint gets pressed in. In effect the ball joint moves making that clonking noise. I know that Rob at PJ Grady (and possibly other DMC vendors) sells a collar re-enforcement kit to fix that problem. It's only for the lower ball joints. Other areas you want to check are the bushings. Jack up the front of the car and, while looking at the bushings, try and move the control arms from side to side. If you see any cracks appear or the metal bushing inside the rubber separates from the rubber, then it's time to replace the bushing. There could be something else that's causing your problem but I would start with these right now. Steve --- In dmcnews@xxxx, paulheymeson@xxxx wrote: > hello list, > > You may remember my post about a clonking noise on the front wheels. > I had a lower ball joint put in and it still clonks. > So I jacked up the wheel drivers side as this is where the sound > comes from and shook the wheel up and down and side to side It > would,nt make the sound! > I looked at the bushings and swaybar bushes and although they don't > look great there does not appear to be any play at all. > With the wheels lowered in there normal state though,If you pull the > wheels about both sides I can hear a slight clonking the same sound > when I drive. > Could this be a steering problem? > Bear in mind that the clonking sound only happens when you go over > bumps in the road,on nice flat roads you can't hear it. > > Help please. > > Paul UK(where flat roads are few)