Uk Owner Front Knocking Noise Needs Help Please!

[Lono9885]

Hi all,

This is my first post I'm from the UK and really need some decent advice about my 32 GTR. I'm a member of GTR OC and SOCuk but know that you Aussies know a hell of alot about GTRs and I need some experienced input...

I've had a knock from the front for absolutely ages...it usually only happens when turning a corner or doing a 3 point turn or reversing into my garage...anything where full lock or say 3/4s is used. It also use to do it sometimes when I pulled off from a set of lights with some force in a straight line, it would be one dull knock that you could almost feel through the steering wheel I isolated the noise as coming from the front drivers side. Note if I pulled away gently it would be fine!

This has been happening for months and various sources said it must be CV joints. It had originally split a boot and all the grease escaped for a while until I sorted it so this could have caused the joint to go bad. Now I bought some 2nd hand supposedly low mileage driveshafts from an importer who said they came of a low mileage car he was breaking (obviously been in a crash) so I got these shafts and my local mechanic fitted them.. 2 days later I notice the knocking again so not sure it ever went away.

So now its doing it more regularly than before and this morning I was in traffic and was getting the dull thud noise 2 or 3 times quickly (sounds like a metal knuckle clicking sort of) whenever I gave it a bit of beans to catch up with the car in front. If I was gentle...no sound. This time it was coming from the passenger side only but it still knocks both sides when doing the 3 point turns etc.

So has anyone got any ideas if it is still CV joints and the inner driveshaft joints. I don't want to replace the driveshafts again unless it's definitely that.

I wondered if it could be the tie rod ends that bolt through the bottom of the hub, but having jacked the car up I could find no play in them. I also thought could it be the Anti Roll bar...but surely this wouldn't move much normally. I have whiteline droplinks on it anyways.

Can people who know about these things please give me some ideas of what it could be or if it is CVs. It's none of the other suspension arms before anyone suggests, or the coilovers, they're newish and fine and the tension rods and upper arms have had the bushes upgraded to nismo items. + I can't find any play at all in any other suspension component.

Please help it's driving me insane now

Cheers

Adam