Pop, Creeeeek, raaattllle,UUUGGGGHHHH!!! - Diesel Forum

ThunderFord66 · 02-23-2008, 12:30 PM

I've got a little creeking and alot of poping in my front end. I know that I need a left lower ball joint. I have a thick stack of front leafs with a 2" block under it for lifting(bought it that way and don't like it). I want to get rid of the block without losing the 2 inches. I'm thinking add-a-leafs but I've only found them 1.5 ". Can I buy 2 kits and stack them for 3 inches? My stock track arm is allowing some side movement in the springs. I think that is alot of my noise. I'm going to get an adjustable track bar. I'd like to get rid of the dropped bracket that mounts the factory bar on there now. With the adjustable bar can I attach it back in the stock location? I'm also going to replace spring bushings and the drag bar end link. Are there any other notoriuos causes for pops & rattles that I should attack while I'm there. And my front tires cup real bad. Front end alignment on tap too. I know this is alot but I need advise to get it done right before droping a $grand$ on new tires(wore these out in 1 year). I have another rattle that I only hear going down the road or hitting bumps. This ones under the left battery somewhere and I don't think to be F.E. related. Just bothers me.
Thanks,
David

southmike · 02-23-2008, 12:40 PM

does it sound like a old matress spring when you go over a speed bump..;.

check your front anti sway bar downlinks and bushings...mid sounded like that and were bad.

6GEARS · 02-23-2008, 03:10 PM

I am not being an ass, but would it not be easier to just get a decent 4" suspension lift and be done with it?? The only extra you would need would be a track bar. It looks like your truck has about 4" of lift with the conglomeration you have now.......

ThunderFord66 · 02-23-2008, 07:55 PM

If I thought I could make my wife believe that an extra grand to put a 6" lift on my truck was money well spent I would go that route. BUT...... my wife is the budget director for a college and can smell the bull**** under the flowers. So that puts me in "fix what I got" mode.

noall8ball · 02-23-2008, 10:10 PM

The blocks in the front are very dangerous and maybe illegal. I know they are here. The cheapest would be a drop shackle kit. You can get 3" there. Then just add a leaf or block to the rear and your done. As for the track bar you need to keep the track bar and the steering arm from the pitman arm to the passenger wheel the same angle to keep from getting bump steer. If not then every time you hit a bump or dip it will try to turn the truck. Hopefully not into oncomming traffic. The closer they are at the same angle the better.