Squeaking sound from speed bumps?
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Squeaking sound from speed bumps?
I have been getting this squeaking sound in the front since ive got my truck. ive replaced all my shocks, and it still does it in the front. what can it be? what are those springs around the shocks?are they expensive?thinking of replacing them, because i hate the sound. not only is it annoying, im worried about future damage. also when im goin through parking lots i dont want people thinking i have a ****ty running truck :P
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I doubt there's any grease points on a new Ranger, Ford uses those Spicer lube-for-life joints.
Mine has almost 10,000 mi on it (4.5 mo old), it squeaks from the front as well when I cross large speed bumps slowly, creep through larger potholes, or crawling through cross ditches. So far its only done it with the camper on, I don't think there's enough weight in just the truck to cause it to load the torsion bars up enough. I know for sure its the torsion bars squeaking, solely from the drivers side (right under my left foot). The rear suspension doesn't squeak, but I got it bolted it up pretty tight with the airbags. I've 'wheeled since it was brand new, 500 miles. I flexed it right out and put its first scratches on it before 600 miles. I bought it to work.
My '86 Toyota 4x4 with torsion bars did the same thing, I just always found them to be noisy. Short of redoing the torsion bar bushings I doubt it would stop, and I doubt Ford will do anything about it. I will ask when I take it in for its next service. LR
Mine has almost 10,000 mi on it (4.5 mo old), it squeaks from the front as well when I cross large speed bumps slowly, creep through larger potholes, or crawling through cross ditches. So far its only done it with the camper on, I don't think there's enough weight in just the truck to cause it to load the torsion bars up enough. I know for sure its the torsion bars squeaking, solely from the drivers side (right under my left foot). The rear suspension doesn't squeak, but I got it bolted it up pretty tight with the airbags. I've 'wheeled since it was brand new, 500 miles. I flexed it right out and put its first scratches on it before 600 miles. I bought it to work.
My '86 Toyota 4x4 with torsion bars did the same thing, I just always found them to be noisy. Short of redoing the torsion bar bushings I doubt it would stop, and I doubt Ford will do anything about it. I will ask when I take it in for its next service. LR
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hah, I use to have to do this frequently on my ranger when I lived in Oregon, after driving on the beach a lot. Pretty well painted the leafs with whatever spray on lubricant I had. Worked though.
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