Johns big journey

I agree. I changed all of mine with OEM mounts from mymoparts.com. Pretty good prices. The side and front are easy. The rear is more difficult to access, but I got it done. The rubber in the rear mount was broken. 
Rattle is reduced but still there.  I’ve given up trying to solve the rattle and bought a new Journey.  Old blue is going to the kids until it dies. 

The clunk is gone!  Even though nearly every part in the front suspension is replaced, I’m fairly confident they the problem was the strut mount.  Jkeatin was right. 
Had to replace the RH CV axle to get the car moving again.  I think the axle was bad before I started this project. 
In summary, thus is what is did in the car. 
Replaced the rear RH upper control link, which was throwing the camber off.  The rubber bushing was shot.
replaced both front quick strut assemblies, which included new strut mount. 
Replaced RH and LH front lower control arms.
Replaced the RH and LH stabilizer bar links. This was the most difficult part.  I ended up having to cut them off with a right angle Grainger. 
Replaced the stabilizer bar bushings. I had to weld the brackets back in place since all of the bolts broke.  Since the car has 140000 miles I doubt they will need replaced again. 
Sanded and sand blasted the wheels and repainted silver.  My son had painted them with black plastipaint.  Once I removed that, it was clear why he painted them.  Nasty and corroded. 
Fixed two rusty spots on the rear and front fender. 
Replaced two rear doors that were rusty.
Now I have a car I can enjoy driving and it brought back a lot of good memories of teaching my son to mechanic and the fun we had working on cars together. 
Thanks all.  Hope this helps someone in the future. 
 
 
 

The clunk is gone!  Even though nearly every part in the front suspension is replaced, I’m fairly confident they the problem was the strut mount.  Jkeatin was right. 
Had to replace the RH CV axle to get the car moving again.  I think the axle was bad before I started this project. 
In summary, thus is what is did in the car. 
Replaced the rear RH upper control link, which was throwing the camber off.  The rubber bushing was shot.
replaced both front quick strut assemblies, which included new strut mount. 
Replaced RH and LH front lower control arms.
Replaced the RH and LH stabilizer bar links. This was the most difficult part.  I ended up having to cut them off with a right angle Grainger. 
Replaced the stabilizer bar bushings. I had to weld the brackets back in place since all of the bolts broke.  Since the car has 140000 miles I doubt they will need replaced again. 
Sanded and sand blasted the wheels and repainted silver.  My son had painted them with black plastipaint.  Once I removed that, it was clear why he painted them.  Nasty and corroded. 
Fixed two rusty spots on the rear and front fender. 
Replaced two rear doors that were rusty.
Now I have a car I can enjoy driving and it brought back a lot of good memories of teaching my son to mechanic and the fun we had working on cars together. 
Thanks all.  Hope this helps someone in the future. 
 
 
 

The clunk is gone!  Even though nearly every part in the front suspension is replaced, I’m fairly confident they the problem was the strut mount.  Jkeatin was right. 
Had to replace the RH CV axle to get the car moving again.  I think the axle was bad before I started this project. 
In summary, thus is what is did in the car. 
Replaced the rear RH upper control link, which was throwing the camber off.  The rubber bushing was shot.
replaced both front quick strut assemblies, which included new strut mount. 
Replaced RH and LH front lower control arms.
Replaced the RH and LH stabilizer bar links. This was the most difficult part.  I ended up having to cut them off with a right angle Grainger. 
Replaced the stabilizer bar bushings. I had to weld the brackets back in place since all of the bolts broke.  Since the car has 140000 miles I doubt they will need replaced again. 
Sanded and sand blasted the wheels and repainted silver.  My son had painted them with black plastipaint.  Once I removed that, it was clear why he painted them.  Nasty and corroded. 
Fixed two rusty spots on the rear and front fender. 
Replaced two rear doors that were rusty.
Now I have a car I can enjoy driving and it brought back a lot of good memories of teaching my son to mechanic and the fun we had working on cars together. 
Thanks all.  Hope this helps someone in the future. 
 
 
 

The clunk is gone!  Even though nearly every part in the front suspension is replaced, I’m fairly confident they the problem was the strut mount.  Jkeatin was right. 
Had to replace the RH CV axle to get the car moving again.  I think the axle was bad before I started this project. 
In summary, thus is what is did in the car. 
Replaced the rear RH upper control link, which was throwing the camber off.  The rubber bushing was shot.
replaced both front quick strut assemblies, which included new strut mount. 
Replaced RH and LH front lower control arms.
Replaced the RH and LH stabilizer bar links. This was the most difficult part.  I ended up having to cut them off with a right angle Grainger. 
Replaced the stabilizer bar bushings. I had to weld the brackets back in place since all of the bolts broke.  Since the car has 140000 miles I doubt they will need replaced again. 
Sanded and sand blasted the wheels and repainted silver.  My son had painted them with black plastipaint.  Once I removed that, it was clear why he painted them.  Nasty and corroded. 
Fixed two rusty spots on the rear and front fender. 
Replaced two rear doors that were rusty.
Now I have a car I can enjoy driving and it brought back a lot of good memories of teaching my son to mechanic and the fun we had working on cars together. 
Thanks all.  Hope this helps someone in the future. 
 
 
 

A mechanic friend of mine road in the car yesterday. He quickly heard the noise and diagnosed it as the upper-strut-mount. I’m not convinced, but did order a set of Monroe strut-spring assemblies. I’m hoping that the cheap brand we put on last year are the culprit.  I’ll post the results once I install them.