Very sad to say, but in January I hit a curb with my G. No I wasn't drunk, trying to drift, or speeding. I was actually going under the speed limit. Anyways, there was a boat load of work done on it. It was about $9,400 in damage... How it didn't get totaled, I have no idea. But a few months and tears later, I have her back. It has been about a month or so, and now it sounds like my ball joint is shot. I tried to look it up on here, but all I could find is control arm bushing problems. And my symptoms don't match up to that so I think it is my ball joint. But I would rather not assume. So here is what it does. When I break hard there is "popping" or "clicking" coming from the left front tire. It also happens when I turn really hard when it is cold out. doesn't happen often when its warm. Also if I turn my wheel all to the right, it doesn't come back to the center. Ball joint or not?

 

Glad you got your ride back Slime! There only one way to find out what needs to be replaced, you need to get your G on a rack. That's the only way you can figure out what's worn or broken. I was having popping noises from my front end and I needed to replace my control arms. The bushings fell out when they were removed....not good. Good Luck!
Gary

 

agreed.I racked my car up and found out both my lca bushings were shot and the lca was resting against the metal plate which was causing a click.cost me about 230$ in parts and labor