hello, I have an 01 WJ that makes a clunk noise when going over pot holes or bumps at low speeds, It has 175k miles and I just replaced the factory shocks with a set or Rancho's, it did help some but the problem still exists. I raised the front end and with both tires off the ground I did not have any play in the wheels top to bottom. I did notice that I have a torn boot on my passanger side CV joint and also at the front transfer case it looked to have a hole worn in it. I have not checked the U joint but did spin the front drive shaft while I was under it and it didnt have any play. The steering rods underneath have a shock like steering dampner on it and I can move it up and down about 3". is this suppose to move that much? I looked at all the bushings I could find under there but not sure how to know if they are bad. The steering rods do move pretty easily and I have a feeling that could be it but it appears they have ball joints on their connections, do they or is it some kind of a bushing that could be out. any help is appriciated.
thanks.

 

Bueler, Bueler....
Has anyone else experianced this issue?

 

well if its something to do with steering you would have play in the wheel, I would think it would be bad control arm bushings or maybe sway bar bushings making your noise, get a flashlight crawl under it and look at all your bushings for cracks in the rubber and whatnot, not that hard to tell if a bushing is bad