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Sounds like the noise is a bad bearing to me. If the ball joints or tie rod ends were bad, you would have irregular steering or in an extreme case, the front end would fall apart and you would lose steering abilities.
It is a bushing....a real pain to determine which one it is but a good bet is the control arm.
One way to narrow it down is to spray WD-40 or equivilent on each bushing or joint....but when it comes down to it...it is a process of elimination....Just do one at a time...jack the front end so they are "stretched".
This can be a worn tie rod end, ball joint, steering sector, or some part of the suspension. Put the vehicle on a rack and inspect all components. Remove the front wheels and inspect the brake system. Torque the lug nuts to 105 ft/lbs.
You need to determine if the wheel bearing is loose. You will need to inspect the ball joints. A sign the ball joints are toast is inside or ouside tire wear. Inspect the brake caliper for loosness.. You will need to inspect the draglink coming from the steering box . Have someone turn the steering wheel just enough to barley move the tire. Move back and forth while your inspecting all ball joints. These trucks are know to destroy the steering linkage joints. Excessive roll on the rods while turning the wheel will be an indicator.
Not good, you may need at least tie rod ends. Best take it to an alignment place. If you have some tools and can check the tie rod ends for excess play they can be changed with moderate effort. But you need to check struts and ball joints and will need special tools. Some autoparts lend the tools for this repair. But it still should be aligned afterwards. You will take longer doing this yourself than a repair shop.
What was said about the wear of the front end part when the alignment was given? I could be wrong but, I would say, Not likely for the tie rod ends and definately not the shocks for knocking sounds.. It sounds more like bad ball joints poping, although the idler arm and tye rod ends could be worn also .
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