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    Where should I start my search to fix this?
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    What have you already checked/replaced? Year, model?

    Id start by checking to see if your sway bar is broken as that's the easiest to check. And it's free. I'd move to ball joints after that if the sway checks out okay.

    Could be LCA bushings as well.
    Could also be subframe bushings.
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    03 GT, haven't done anything besides see if there was play in the tire, I didn't feel any...
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    Probably a shot cv joint on an axle.
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    id check the front subframe bushings or the control arm bushings.... i just did my control arms because the bushing on it slid down and the metal on the control arm was smashing around
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    Motor mount? I had a really worn motor mount that gave me clunking when accelerating and braking.

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