This sounds like the culprit right? over bumps and i hear a bang bang bang...notiocable but not deathly sounds...ive changed balljoints, shocks, tierod ends, tierods, upper shock mounts...i just ordered front control arm bushings to be done with the front and trailing arm main bushings in back...then ill replace the sway bars with IPD soon and their panhard rod when i lower it...so they will have new bushings too...

so then the bushings should be complied with totally lol...

robert

Here’s an IPD Tech Tip for front end clunks. Maybe this will help.

Check the following first:

Front crossmember bolts (2 on each side) accessed from each side of the engine compartment. 17 mm socket, loosen one-half turn, torque to 55 ft pounds.

A-Arm front bushing bolts (2 total) accessed from under the car behind the steering rack bellows. With weighted suspension, 19 mm socket, loosen a bit, torque to 54 ft. lbs.

A-Arm rear bushing mounts, three bolts each side, 14 mm socket, loosen a bit, torque to 29 ft lbs.

Rear A-Arm nut is hard to reach, torque to 40 lbs.

My son's car clunked like crazy. It had very loose A-Arm rear bushing mount bolts. Torqued them and the clunk disappeared. Free and easy.
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Thanks everyone for all the information and advice, Doug C. 81 242 Brick Off Blocks, stock, B21F (non-Turbo), M46; 86 244, B230, 140k , auto.

I used to have a 1980 GT 240. It has clunking in the front end. I changed everything except the struts. The strut nut was loose inside the cartridge and it allowed the strut to bang over bumps. I changed the control arm bushings with an air chisle and it was a waste of time and a pain.

Most of the 240 front suspension noises I have encountered are from bad lower control arm bushings. These are the big ones at the back end of the control arm.
They are not very difficult to change. I use a chisel to crush the outer shell before hammering them out of the brackets. I simply tap the new ones into place gently using a hammer.

Good luck!
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: '87 244DL/M47- 230K, 88 744GLE- 220K, 82 245T-181K Also responsible for the care and feeding of: 88 745GLE, 231K, 87 244DL, 239K, 94 855GLT 189K