Triple clunking when turning

[College Cruiser]

Hey y'all. I have noticed a triple clunk noise that occurs when turning at slow speeds, such as turning right into drive ways. It is three clunks in quick succession then a half second gap then three more. Nothing in wheel arches and no tire rub. Any ideas as to the cause? It also feels as if the car moves sideways a little bit. Car runs fine otherwise so I am not thinking it is diff related.

 

[Cfbrenton1]

Might seem obvious, but is your center diff locked?

 

[petrotk40]

could be ball joint or sway bar related

 

[jgray]

Sounds like a CV joint going bad possibly

 

[re_guderian]

Not to sound insulting (cuz I've had it happen before) - check the lug nuts on the front wheels first for tightness. Could also be loose shock nut (top more likely than bottom bolt, but I just lost a bottom shock nut . Check easy and cheap that fit the symptoms first...

 

[re_guderian]

Sway bar end links also known to snap in the front, which can then clunk on turns. Very obvious when looking at the lower control arm behind the tire.

 

[re_guderian]

Nevermind, see from other thread you have Napa CV's, right?

 

[College Cruiser]

I'll check out the sway bars and tightness though I did a month ago and they seemed alright. Yeah napa's. I wasn't in a position to get OEMs as I couldn't convince my mechanic uncle of their unpopularity on here. I did a 3,000mi road trip over December without fault. If the cv was bad wouldn't a problem have come about?