Suspension noises after hard driving

[texasboy21]

After some hard driving at an SCCA autox event yesterday, I’m hearing a lot of clicks and creeks from the front suspension/dash area when making low speeds turns (like in a parking lot.)

Additionally, the past few weeks I’ve managed to hit a couple MASSIVE potholes - and now I hear some metallic rattling noises under certain conditions.

My car isn’t a daily driver per se, but it does get driven a handful of times a week other than to and from autocross events.

Any ideas or advice on what to inspect or how to best troubleshoot?

8V S3

Bilstein B8s
Eibach springs
Euro-Sport top mount inserts
OEM strut mounts/bearings
034 RCO ball joints
TTRS LCA bushings
Apikol front subframe dead set kit

[DrMerl]

My guess is CV joints. An old test was turning the car slowly left or right and listen for clicking, that was a failing CV joint. Look for leaks or a broken boot.

[rex_racer]

Should check out if the strut mount bearing hasn't failed.

[texasboy21]

Thanks for the suggestions! I took a look and realized the iSweep bracket had failed and thus the metal cylinder was clanking around.

I am confident that is the (majority) of the noise I was hearing, but still need to do some digging to ensure nothing else failed or was damaged.

What is the best way to check on the top mounts?