Possible bent strut? 1994 GT

if you still have the original springs, it could have rusted and broken at a certian point.

i had the original suspenion in my cobra for almost 12 years, when i when to pick it up from the shop he had something to show me. i don't remember if it was 1 or 2 coils from the bottom of the passenger side spring were borken off. it had rusted and just broke off, but was held in place under the pressure of the spring. he had ask if i ever noticed anything or had problem. and about 2 years before that i had a clunking noise that drove me crazy. and the shop that i was taking it to couldn't figure it out, or i couldn't make it do the noise that it would do to show them. so after me driving them crazy they just put it on the lift and basiclly tighten all the bolts from the front suspension, and K member. lol i didn't hear it any more after that.

It could be a number of things, really. I'd probably be looking at balljoints or control arm bushings first. It would take quite a bit of force to bend a strut and you'd know if you took that much of an impact because the control arm would have to overtravel after bottoming out. I'm gonna toss this one in tech, too.

Agreed with the other gents. You'll just have to get in there and see what you can find.

Give everything a once-over with a helper (someone to help jaunce the suspension while you look and listen).

The clunking could even be something as stupid as a loose end link. The top strut mount, ball joint, sway bar and several other things we haven't mentioned can all clunk. The top strut mount, stock CC plate, and BJ being loose can cause negative camber.

Our suspensions are very simple. If not familiar with them, perhaps you can find a local stanger to give ya a hand. Shops tend to replace everything because most all of it is worn and it lessens the chance of a come-back.

Good luck.