I don't drive a civic but I know this forum gets the most views and the type of car this is shouldn't make much of a difference but just incase its a 92 gsr with a jdm itr swap. anyway when i brake semi hard it makes like a bang/clunk sound and when i slightly brake it sounds like its making a small clicking sound. the car sat for 8 months but it has been driven about 100 miles now. the axles are brand new, i removed abs... I don't know what the sound is and I'm afraid to launch the car until I figure it out so any help would be great.

 

Torn or popped control arm bushings.

Missing hardware between caliper bracket and brake pads.

 

ill have to check the control arms bushings but i never messed with the brake pads or anything.

 

any other ideas?

 

Upper ball joint. Grab the steering knuckle and pull back and forth. You don't need to jack it up for this simple test.

 

well i took the car out to try launching it since im going to race it tonight... anyway it didnt clunk while doing that although i only launched at 3k but any i noticed that the clunk sound doesnt happen everytime. i felt for it and after it happen the first time it was hard to make it do it again. i dont understand

 

I would start by jacking up the front of your car and shaking down the front end.
In other word shake the wheels down on both sides and check for excessive play
in the front end components.

 

had a sound like that when my mount for my moter was loose