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Edwin · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:11 am

I have a nocking sound coming from front driver side suspension. I've replaced upper control arm, lower ball joint-(mopar), and made sure everything is tight. So what do ya'll think? Bad strut? It's pretty new. It's made th sound ever since I lifted it.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:46 am

Grab the axle and see if it moves around and makes any noise. IIRC, that side is known to be somewhat sloppy for the factory and can make noise.
Could still be a bad strut, as I had a Rancho go out pretty early.

Edwin · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:53 am

JJsKJ wrote:

Grab the axle and see if it moves around and makes any noise. IIRC, that side is known to be somewhat sloppy for the factory and can make noise.
Could still be a bad strut, as I had a Rancho go out pretty early.

It's made the sound ever since I put the Rancho on there. Do you think the Rancho is defective from day 1. If it is bad, would it make that kind of sound?

Calvin56 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:59 am **Posts:** 345

Sounds simple, but is the sway bar tight? It makes a big clunking sound if it is loose.

Edwin · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:36 am

Calvin56 wrote:

Sounds simple, but is the sway bar tight? It makes a big clunking sound if it is loose.

What part of the sway bar are you talkin about? I tightened it where it connects to the lower control arm. If I disconnect the sway bar, would that help me narrow it down? Could the bushings be bad?

winkelhawk · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:30 pm

After I lifted my Libby, the swaybar did not sit right. I had a big clunk when I was driving. I would jack the the truck up by the Lower A-arm to load the suspension and loosen and retighten the swaybar links. This should reset the bar in the correct position. After I did this, I had no problems.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:56 pm

Edwin i would not unhook the sway bar and drive it, bad idea. I have a clunk in the rear and took the shocks off and drove around and it stopped, found that one!

Why did you replace with a factory ball joint? I would of gotten the moogs. Did you get jeepin als uppers?

All I could think of is the cv like already said, or bad strut.

Edwin · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:12 pm

I replaced ball joint with factory one because I was tight on money, and I was waiting to see if DC was going to recall it. Next time the ball joints will be replaced with Moogs.

krazz1e · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:38 pm

what speed do you hear the sounds at? Bushings on the sway bars are know to squeak and mine amplifed after the lift and are mostly noticable at lower speed, 30mph and below.

Edwin · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:43 pm

krazz1e wrote:

what speed do you hear the sounds at? Bushings on the sway bars are know to squeak and mine amplifed after the lift and are mostly noticable at lower speed, 30mph and below.

Yes, at low speeds.

Calvin56 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:59 am **Posts:** 345

Edwin wrote:

What part of the sway bar are you talkin about? I tightened it where it connects to the lower control arm. If I disconnect the sway bar, would that help me narrow it down? Could the bushings be bad?

Just hte bolts that connact the bar to the control arm. I had disconnected my sway bar a while back, and was about 1/2 a turn too loose, every time I hit a bump or uneven surface I got a little clunk/pop from up front. It was driving me nuts. You can just toss a rachet onto the nuts to test them, no need to disco the whole bar.

You could drive around with it disco'd (only 4 nuts or so) and that would definately confirm or rule out tightness/bad rubber. It is a little squirly though, so be careful and go slow if you do it!

Edwin · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:27 pm

Calvin56 wrote:

Edwin wrote:

What part of the sway bar are you talkin about? I tightened it where it connects to the lower control arm. If I disconnect the sway bar, would that help me narrow it down? Could the bushings be bad?

Just hte bolts that connact the bar to the control arm. I had disconnected my sway bar a while back, and was about 1/2 a turn too loose, every time I hit a bump or uneven surface I got a little clunk/pop from up front. It was driving me nuts. You can just toss a rachet onto the nuts to test them, no need to disco the whole bar.

You could drive around with it disco'd (only 4 nuts or so) and that would definately confirm or rule out tightness/bad rubber. It is a little squirly though, so be careful and go slow if you do it!

I'm goin to go try it right now. I'll be back in a little bit, and I'll let you know. Keep yer fingers crossed that i's not the strut.

Edwin · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:22 pm

Well it's not the swaybar. I guess I'll dig deeper this weekend at the lift party.

Fouros · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:44 pm

what could you use to lubricate the sway bar bushings

i have a very noticable squeek when the front end compresses, only happened after i installed the Rancho struts this weekend?

sorry for hijacking the thread edwin :oops:

KJ04 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:53 pm

Use a silicone lubricant for the bushings.

Fouros · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:02 pm

any particular grade or brand i should be looking for ?

and thanks for the quick reply

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:06 pm

Edwin wrote:

Well it's not the swaybar. I guess I'll dig deeper this weekend at the lift party.

Hmm, I dont know what to tell you edwin. There is only a number of things it could be. Ball joints would be the first thing to pop into my head, you replaced all of those though. Could it be a bad ball joint on the left side sounding like its on the right? Check to see if everything is torqued good. Bad strut is the only other thing I would think.

If you unhooked the sway bar and it still did it then it cant be the bushings.

Edwin · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:09 pm

Fouros wrote:

sorry for hijacking the thread edwin :oops:

Anytime my Australian partner.

Fouros · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:32 pm

Has anybody got some pictures or a diagram on where and what i should be hitting with the silicone Lube?

Calvin56 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:59 am **Posts:** 345

Edwin wrote:

Well it's not the swaybar. I guess I'll dig deeper this weekend at the lift party.

At least you have the party to help out. Watch out, you might get a lot more clunks afterwards :twisted:

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