couple easy questions (i hope)

[stevetimleck]

98 sport 4x4:5 speed auto
are the stock shocks softer riding then sensatracs?
with the wheel turned left there is a click or a clunk when going over a bump or up a driveway that is not there when wheel is straight. any ideas?
when the tranny is in top gear at about 50 mph there seems to be a ton of slack or lash in the driveline when i apply the throtttle abruptly. Almost as if the driveshatft is making a halfturn before engaging. The front does the same hard clunk when front wheels engage in snow with a brisk start. it drives me nuts! but the dealer said "its normal" there answer for everything.
P.s I put the truck in the trader and didnt get any calls despite being cheapest and being the only one with safari bars. has the market dried up that bad?

 

[major]

i cant help out with the 4x4 parts but i have the same clunking noise while going over bumps with the wheels turned. so it is probably not a problem with the 4wd system. i only really notice it when i am going farilt slow and the suspension is moving so i think its one of the links on the spindle. i dont know much about suspension so thats just a guess if you have atrusting friend find a bumpy part on a back road and let him or her watch the front suspension and try to pinpoint where the popping is coming from. if you find out let me know. ill be going home in about 2 weeks so i can have my friend try to do that when i get there.