I have a popping noise in my suspension. The inner and outer tie rod ends, ball joints, strut mounts, and sway bar bushings have been replaced in the last three to four years. I replaced the driver's side a-arm bushings yesterday, and I still have noise that doesn't sound like it's coming from the driver's side. I think it may be one of the steering linkages... is this possible? I've always heard that these pieces don't cause noises....

 

is the sway bar hitting the strut?

 

It's possibility I'd not considered. I haven't seen any rubbed spots though.

 

Replaced the a-arm bushings, and I've still got the noises. I'm thinking it might be in the steering linkages (idler arm, pitman arm, centerlink). Could these be causing the noises?