Very Squeaky Front end
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Very Squeaky Front end
So I've had the Fabtech lift on for awhile now. Probably about 20-30,000 miles. And I have had the fabtech steering stops on the entire time as well.
Well for awhile I've noticed this pop noise from the front end, when I make turns, and thought it might be the steering stops. So I took them off.
Now I have this horrible squeaking coming from the front end. I noticed it immediately after I took the stops off. I took them off, drove around the block and the squeaking started.
It squeaks when the truck is stopped, and you turn the wheel. As you are turning, something with the suspension is squeaking.
Also, if you bounce the front end up and down it squeaks. If you bounce the front end from side to side it does not squeak. My father and I tried to figure out what it was to no avail. We sprayed WD-40 everywhere in an attempt to find it, but the squeaking still did not stop.
Any ideas?
I thought I could feel the squeak in the Lower A-Arm when pushing up and down on the truck. I also thought I felt it in the torsion bar. All drivers side.
I just don't understand how taking the fabtech steering stops off would cause all this squeakiness. And I checked my turning radius after taking the stops off, and I have no problems. No brakes hitting the spindles. The stop on the spindle its the lower A-Arm. But that is it.
On a side note.
I have been noticing a popping coming from the front end when I begin to acclerate. I can stop at a light or stop sign, and when I start to acclerate in 1st, I feel and hear this popping noise. It is only for a few seconds.
Any ideas about that?
Thanks for your input. And sorry for it being so long. I have a 3.0 and 5speed.
Well for awhile I've noticed this pop noise from the front end, when I make turns, and thought it might be the steering stops. So I took them off.
Now I have this horrible squeaking coming from the front end. I noticed it immediately after I took the stops off. I took them off, drove around the block and the squeaking started.
It squeaks when the truck is stopped, and you turn the wheel. As you are turning, something with the suspension is squeaking.
Also, if you bounce the front end up and down it squeaks. If you bounce the front end from side to side it does not squeak. My father and I tried to figure out what it was to no avail. We sprayed WD-40 everywhere in an attempt to find it, but the squeaking still did not stop.
Any ideas?
I thought I could feel the squeak in the Lower A-Arm when pushing up and down on the truck. I also thought I felt it in the torsion bar. All drivers side.
I just don't understand how taking the fabtech steering stops off would cause all this squeakiness. And I checked my turning radius after taking the stops off, and I have no problems. No brakes hitting the spindles. The stop on the spindle its the lower A-Arm. But that is it.
On a side note.
I have been noticing a popping coming from the front end when I begin to acclerate. I can stop at a light or stop sign, and when I start to acclerate in 1st, I feel and hear this popping noise. It is only for a few seconds.
Any ideas about that?
Thanks for your input. And sorry for it being so long. I have a 3.0 and 5speed.
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Mine does exactly the same thing, but i have no suspension lift. all drivers side BJ's and hub bearings are new. So is the upper control arm. Did you soak the upper control arm bushings with WD-40? I don't remember if it did it before i put the new arms on, but i forgot to lube the bushings, so that might be the source.
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I just cranked my torsion bars up 2 inchs and I noticed I have a bad speak in the front end now, It is only on the drivers side, I read the forum but was wondering if anybody had any more ideas or maybe actually found out what the problem is. It is when the truck is bot bouncing up and down and side to side.
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