brake and front end vib. problems please help

i have a 92 Honda accord. i started having vibration in the front end so i put new rotors pads and calipers on it which did not solve the problem at all, and now there is a tremendous thumping/clicking sound coming from somewhere up front which has now made the car virtually undrivable because i'm afraid something will break off. any suggestions would be much appreciated.

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Clicking, especially while turning, is often symptomatic of a failing CV-joint. One thing you can do is get under the car and inspect the CV boot. If torn, that's more evidence the CV-joint has seen an ingress of dirt and water and so has likely been damaged.

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is a good article on this. It talks about a clunk being a symptom, too. Googling for {"CV-joint" symptoms click clunk} turns up more consumer articles. Keep checking back. I haven't actually repaired a CV-joint but am just aware of the symptoms and inspect my CV-boots regularly.

I do not suspect the wheels but just to eliminate them: Is the tire wear even? Are the tires kept to the correct inflation pressure? Have the wheels been balanced fairly recently?

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sounds like your car is dangerous right now. here's what i think could be wrong:

- bad CV joint (your statement of belief is heartening but it's best to make sure)

- bad linkage (ball joints go bad, this can be dangerous - can you move the wheel back and forth (not forward backward) when the car is parked?)

- lug nuts are loose

- tires can be weird (i had some dunlops once and even though my vehicle was aligned properly, still didn't drive straight. i got new tires and bam! it drove straight)

- bad shocks

you already know this car is potentially dangerous. don't drive it until you get this fixed.

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