Alot of creaking from front end since lift

BjBnet · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:42 pm

As most of you know I finished my Franky lift yesterday and since then I find there is alot of creaking up front. Kinda sounds like springs creaking if you know what I mean.
Is this normal when it's new? I'm assuming the noise will go away in the next few days as the springs seat themselves well.....
Thanks again guys for helping us newbies out with the process!! Much appreciated

KY Liberty · **Joined:** Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:46 pm **Posts:** 1195

Mine took about a month to become quiet.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:11 pm

Depends on how and where you drive how long it takes. When I did mine I was heading to Orlando (1200 mile trip ) in three days. Making all kinds of groans etc, wife sort of complained about wondering what I had messed up :roll:

, so I stopped down at the farm and hit the fields for an hour. Nothing since!

Robbrez · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:13 pm

i had the same thing when i first did mine...after some driving and light wheeling it was gone

BjBnet · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:36 pm

*phew*
Thanks guys
I've been driving up on curbs and stuff (when no one is looking hehe)
Not much for wheeling in this area that I know of and all the snow banks are done. Maybe I can drive over a few hummers or something :lol:

BjBnet · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:51 pm

Compare this to my avatar

BjBnet · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:06 pm

JMSMN · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:07 pm

That looks huge.

BjBnet · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:12 pm

JMSMN wrote:

That looks huge.

they're only 12 inch tires hahaha actually they are stock 235/70/16
I really hope it goes down a bit :shock:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:16 pm

good god

so thats what my jeep would look like with my 235/70's and that lift..

darn :lol:

thats alot of gap

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:49 pm

Another possibility is the sway bar mounts. Lube them up. The creaking is normal right after a lift.

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:04 pm

You can definitely see those LCAs a lot more now. :lol:

BjBnet · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:11 pm

icarl wrote:

You can definitely see those LCAs a lot more now. :lol:

I might just have to paint them

LIV42DY · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:27 pm

It will settle, drive it around and go over a few speed bumps and you will be good to go looks great

KY Liberty · **Joined:** Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:46 pm **Posts:** 1195

The front will settle some, but you'll probably still be high in the front. An extra set or rear isolators should fix that. It's difinitely time for some bigger tires too.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:41 pm

My lift has yet to settle,been 5 years and 50,000miles(many on difficult offroad trails).The only thing that drooped it at all was the extra 1500lbs I added and that was only 1/4".Then again I don't have the Frankinlift or OME coils.All this "sagging" and "settling" of the OME stuff has made me lose major faith in OME,must be from when they switched to making there coils in china.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:52 pm

Troy I think it is when they switched, newer ones don't seem the same I don't think . Even on mine the coils are way closer together than when they were installed

Would be great to get a container full from Stu over in Oz :wink:

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:58 pm

tommudd wrote:

Troy I think it is when they switched, newer ones don't seem the same I don't think . Even on mine the coils are way closer together than when they were installed

Would be great to get a container full from Stu over in Oz :wink:

Yep and means that my non-softride SkyJacker coils are still going to bring some good money when they are no longer needed :wink:

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I know of a custom coil place in Kansas,inquired about getting custom coils made at one point.If they are still in business there prices where pretty good also,I believe it was going to cost $165 for the front set and $140 for the rear set of 3.5" taller coils(no spacers needed) at 450lbs spring rate front and 250lbs for the rear.Though that was about 2-3 years ago before the SFA bug hit.Heck even Eibach coils can be had for a good price,even for custom ones.

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:04 am

good example of the old Skyjacker rear springs vs OME HDs up front...with a lot of clevis...

Alot of creaking from front end since lift

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