I get the feeling my front links have finally worsened. I am not too concerned about it but have my eyes open for sales. Advance and the Zone on occasion put up nice little additional percentage boost if you buy $100 worth of online stuff. I am waiting it out. Plan to buy a bunch of additional stuff like maybe a spare ignition switch, bushings, wipers all around, etc.
It is probably coincidence but the additional noises became instantly noticeable after a tire rotation. Normally I do 38 psi rear and 35 front. I did not bother to air down the fronts, as a test put everything at 38 psi on all corners. Harsh front ride was instantly noticeable. They just happened to repave my street that week prior and I noticed new popping sounds. I then did a few road tests, nailed a few speed bumps. Lifted the truck and inspected everything. Will just bite the bullet and happy I got 85K+ out of them. I'll just write it off the over pressurized front tires might have had something coincidental to do with it.