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    grand prix makes a clunking noise when hitting bump and low speed turns. Any Ideas?
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    ball joint, tierod, sway bar
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
    04 Comp G zzp stb's, UMI ta's, Speedbuilt sways, bully flo heads, XP, zzp headers, fsic, thrasher shift kit, 60#, 2.6" corsa 2.5", Inferno hood
    01 gt z7 turbo tep trans zzp motor
    08 g8 gt cam exhaust 11.87@118
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    Thanks, you don't think it would be the struts (185,000 miles) and never replaced
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    Thanks Had the tie rod and sway bar replaced last year. You don't think it could be the struts never replaced (185,000 miles)
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    Could be struts or strut mounts or ball joints.
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
    04 Comp G zzp stb's, UMI ta's, Speedbuilt sways, bully flo heads, XP, zzp headers, fsic, thrasher shift kit, 60#, 2.6" corsa 2.5", Inferno hood
    01 gt z7 turbo tep trans zzp motor
    08 g8 gt cam exhaust 11.87@118
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    its prolly the sway bar...i had to replace mine not that long ago or ball joint
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    I would say struts and mounts.

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    I had a similar problem , i did replace front with kyb mounts blah blah inspect them but my hydraulic motor mount was effffed so it was like metal on metal. Replaced and fixed. At 185k if you assume they havent been changed your mount almost certainly hasnt been changed. GL
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