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Thumping noise from front end

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  • Start date Start date Mar 6, 2012

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I've got this intermintent thumping sound coming from the front end of my 89. It kind of sounds like a bad tire.

I can only hear it at speeds above 35mph, and It goes away when I step on
the brake. I'm wondering if the lower ball joints could be the cause of it, my car has almost 220k on it.
 
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