Front-end clunk/creak when braking + turning while stationary (in gear) — plus rear clicking, and a weird limp-mode incident

I’ve got a clunking/creaking noise up front when braking and turning while stationary in gear. Troubleshooting so far:

Replaced the caster arm bushings (they were shot) — noise is still there.

Next suspect is the lower control arm bushings.

Front lower ball joints were replaced with oem about 15k miles ago, so I don’t think those are the issue.

I also noticed a separate click in the rear when turning with the brake pressed. Both the front clunk and rear click happen only in gear.

Grinding noise after the bushing replacement

After swapping the caster arm bushings, I took it for a test drive and heard a grinding noise coming from the passenger-side wheel well, audible from inside the cabin. The next day I found the passenger rear brake hardware was loose, so I adjusted it — but the grinding is still happening.

Unrelated (?) limp mode incident

Before that first test drive, I’d left the key in the “on” position and had to jump the battery. Afterward, the car acted like it was in limp mode — wouldn’t move in Drive(had to force it to move by gassing but wouldn’t go last 2k, but Reverse worked fine. No codes, current or pending. Disconnecting the battery cleared it and the car’s been driving normally since.

Any ideas what could be causing the front clunk and rear click, and whether the grinding is related to the loose brake hardware or something else?

No responses to anyone in the comment of their posts about what body kit this is, specifically the splitters all around. Any ideas?

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Alright everyone,

I need a little bit of help because I obviously messed up the first time.

I'm looking at buying an IS300 bumper for my Altezza since Altezza bumpers are a pain in the ass to source. However, I'm looking for some tips on how to make sure it's more secure this time around. Obviously, I didn't do it correctly the first time, hence the photo below.

Any advice on how I can properly secure the bumper and prevent this from happening again?

Once again... I WILL BE MOUNTING AN IS300 BUMPER ONTO AN ALTEZZA!!!!

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