Vibration

[ThirdgenTa]

I think I posted this here before but I couldn't find it.
Anyways I have had this vibration in the front end and it gets louder when I turn the wheel slightly to the right making me think it's something on the left side of the suspension. My mechanic friend told me it was a wheel bearing so both of the front bearings were replaced and the noise did not go away. I've been trying to ignore it since nobody has figured it out but it's just annoying and makes my car feel unstable. James mentioned it could have something to do with the steering. I do feel it slightly in the steering wheel.
I also notice if I turn hard while braking I hear a popping noise. I put my car up on jack stands the other day and did a visual of all of my suspension and didn't see anything cracked or broken, not that I am a suspension expert, so I don't know what I am looking for.
Anyone know what to look for specifically or can take a look at it?

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[Flyn]

I put my Park Avenue on a shop's rack down here for similar symptoms and the mechanic and I discovered the right side bushings are degrading. We're going to saturate them with PB Blaster for a couple days and then install new bushings on that side, hopefully without stripping or breaking the bolts.

 

[slowchevy]

subframe bushes and control arm bushes are (99% sure) the cause of the popping under braking. impala did it. two 9c1 control arms with heavy bushings and 4 subframe bushings/bolts later (they're torque to yield, can't reuse) she was good as ever.

cheap stuff.

 

[Burtonrider10022]

read/heard about something not too long ago where the suspension issue was presenting only when the springs were compressed, so when the car was on the lift it was fine, on its own weight it was bad though.

 

[ThirdgenTa]

Does it make a difference it's been doing this since I wanna say about 40,000 miles or so. I now have almost 100k

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

its the knob on the radio, turn it to the right 1/4 turn and the noise will stop

 

[b4black]

I know you said it was from the front, but you might as well check the rear wheel bearings. Mine was bad and the sounded like it was from the front. I jacked up the rear end and spun each wheel. The bad bearing was obvious.