Suspension getting old?

[96B-Mike]

I got a '96 base and it nearing to 100k. The car rides fairly smooth but a few flaws that im starting to hear/feel.

-Every time i accelerate and make a left hand turn, i hear a loud clank. (is it bushings? C/V joints?)

-My front right tire, a friend of mine hears rough noise every time i go over a rough part on the road (im hard of hearing so i can tell for myself) could i possibly need new struts?

--I do plan on getting a new suspension set up soon struts/shocks/springs..

but in the mean time is there anything i should replace asap or first off

THANKS

[Barry]

Check front left control arm bushing

[DTMAce]

Ball joints, control arm bushings, etc. Those are more common.

[berettaboi]

the control arms are very common to rot out, and bend too (they are supposed to be straight actually). as well as the vertical bushing on the rear end of it that starts to pop out of the control arm itself. makes sure to give your subframes a good look over while you are there... they rot out as well. struts are common to make noise as well after they hit a certain age, look for the oil leaking out of them, thats a sure sign they have seen their day.

[96B-Mike]

thanks guys, i appreciate it...ill post asap when i know it is

[Baims_91Base]

Since nobody said it, also check your sway bar end-links. (Should be able to see them behind the brake rotor)

Even on a 56k mile '94 Beretta, I broke one about a month ago on a round-a-bout and had a funny clunking noise after I did it. What was weird about how mine broke was that the stud/washer broke from the bottom, so it still looked fairly in-tact.

Or did you find the culprit to be something else?

[berettaboi]

just another update on what to look for in your lower control arms, especially if they are original and you are in a rusty area...

[scannerman]

i'd say they've seen better days.