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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cobrajeff96" data-source="post: 1573916" data-attributes="member: 29141">It's unfortunately one of those things that could be any one thing or a combination of things in the front suspension system. But by far the easiest thing you can do is just simply jack the front half of the car up, set it on a couple jackstands just enough to fully unload the front wheels (only need about an inch or two between tire and ground), and just start man-handling the wheels with two hands. It may be easier to do this with the steering wheel locked (key removed).Hands at 12 and 6 o'clock positions, alternate by pushing the wheel away from you and then rapidly pull toward you. Sometimes you may need a second set of eyes. If you see any movement, that usually indicates a cooked wheel bearing. Hands at 9 and 3, same movement, usually indicates play in the steering system and a second set of eyes is probably mandatory to pinpoint the play visually.With wheels still at full droop, and car on jackstands, you can take the jack and just barely put pressure on the bottom of the tire while keeping an eye on the strut mount. Watch for movement (there should be zero movement). If there is, depending on what exact setup, this usually indicates the top strut mounting is cooked. You can also do this while someone watches the lower ball joint. Another test of the ball joint is to just simply unlock the steering wheel and start turning it.And of course there are control arm bushings of which their condition can be observed by simply wedging in a pray bar of some sort and just start leveraging on it to check for play. Some play might be evident on OEM rubber bushings which may be acceptable, you just have to use your best judgment. There may be other tests, but that's what I got off the top of my skull.</blockquote>