For months I have been trying to find out what was causing a "CLUNK" in my front end when traveling over rough terrain at high speed(10-15mph that is). It was hard for me to diagnose because it started happening after I put in my new 4.8 gears, put in new ball joints, and increased my suspension lift. I am probably not quite as maxed out as Bansils "The Turtle" but getting close to the 5-6" suspension lift height.

The clunk I hear happens when I initially drop into a dip or pot-hole and right after I exit a dip or pot-hole at speed on the uptravel. I dont think it ever clunks during compression, only when the vehicle is hopping up. This only happens at speed and never happens at rockcrawling speeds. When this clunk happens it feels as if the driver side front wheel has just snapped off something and I feel solid vibrations in the steering. It almost feels as if there is a loose 5lb weight in the engine compartment banging against the steering column. Am I feeling the driver side suspension maxing out and clanging on the droop snubbers, or maybe the shock overextending? What do you think?

Thanks

Veronica