Cavalier Struts

Could this cracking noise be a clicking noise? If so I would guess that it may be a CV shaft, you could tell by looking under the front end, at the suspected front corner, and have a look see at the outer and inner ribbed/black rubber boots, if there is a rip in the rubber, chances are that the greese in the boot has been contaminated by road grime, and as well have lost some grease and is needing to be rebuilt or replaced, you may also see greese splatter in the area of the damaged boot, that may help you to locate which boot is toasted. Good luck.