Noisy Franky: UPDATE

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:07 pm

My Frankenlift is making a lot of creaking noise. It sounds like the springs, maybe both sets. No hitting or banging noise. What is going on?

Terry

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:13 pm

Fulltimer wrote:

My Frankenlift is making a lot of creaking noise. It sounds like the springs, maybe both sets. No hitting or banging noise. What is going on?

Terry

Check for loose bolts,really look at those front swaybar end link bolts.Also check the strut poly spacers,they have had problems with those before on Frankinlifts.

renegadekj · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:13 pm

Sounds like the sway bar to me! Did you hav ethe sway bar loose when you installed the lift? And yes it probably was tightened without the weight of the vehicle oh the suspension. I would loosen the swaybar off and put some grease on the rubber bushings then torque it back up.

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:36 am

Upper balljoints?

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:13 am

I just got off the phone with the guy that put the life on. He said to bring it in tommorow. So we will see.

Terry

daspes · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:29 am

Mine creaked for the first couple of hundred, while everything was settleing.

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:17 pm

welcome to the world of a lifted jeep, you're gonna get a bunch of new noises now. Just crank up the radio (or turn down the hearing aide) :lol:

dloc_jeep_KJ · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:24 pm

that polly spacer under the spring could be it. i would give it some time to settle out and also u will get some noises with a lift it just part of it really. main thing is it looks good and will get u to where u need to go :wink:

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:34 pm

The noise is in the rear. It isn't the sway bar, took it off and left it off. It's the "wishbone" or upper control arm. That thing that bolts on top of the differential. With the KJ in park, I rocked it back and forth, it makes the noise. Bouncing it does nothing. I rocked it and he was under it with his hand on the part he could feel the vibration that makes the noise. He tightened the bolt, loosened the bolt and sprayed the bolt with silicone spray, still does it. He said to give it a week and if it doesn't stop bring it back and he will take it apart and see what he can do. He thinks it just needs to get settled in.

Terry

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:17 pm

Check for play in that balljoint back there.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:48 pm

I had a tear in that boot and just replaced the ball joint yesterday. So it's ok.

Terry

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:20 pm

glad you got it fixed terry. That the ball joint al's y-link extension helps protect from damage, so if it occurs again, that may be something to look into. it's only $50.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:42 pm

Yea, that extention is something to put on the to do list. Thanks!

Terry

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:06 pm

everyone has to remember that when you lift a vehicle it changes angles on everything underneath, so something maybe ok before but now, different angle, some rust in that part and you have a squeak,
I would just watch it for a few days and if you sprayed it , it may "heal" itself, take it out and twist everything real good. :wink:

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:39 pm

That is what I was thinking also Tom. I think I need to go wheeling again! :twisted:

(any excuse will do right?) Want to come down Bryan?

Terry

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:47 pm

Any excuse to wheel is a good excuse!
Give me two or three weeks and I may be down that way with a new Black Toyota Tacoma Pre Runner double cab that I will need to try out!

Tom

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:42 pm

Woo Hoooooooooooooo! Sounds like fun!

Terry

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