Front end clunk

[marserdesigns]

I have about 6k miles on my 2.5" Carli leveling kit with Bilstien 5100's. I have 35" tires not that that matters?

I have a high pitch squeak when the suspension compresses and rebounds, I've sprayed silicon lube on the Carli adjustable track bar...still have the squeak. I've came to live with it.

But recently in the last few days now I have a clunk on the drivers side and can hear it as well as feel it in the steering wheel and floor board. I can grab the shock and feel movement, but no movement in the passengers side. Truck has 26,000 miles on it...suspension parts shouldn't be wearing out yet...right?

I'm taking it back to the shop tomorrow but figured I pick my fellow PSA friends brains first.


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[Sterling6.7]

Entirely possible the shocks need to be tightened. Not sure about the squeak. Maybe the brake line is rubbing on the coil?

 

[donny]

I had a similar sound on the front end..It was my driver side shock I took the bottom of the shock out. Bounced the truck and no more squeak. I had Rancho 9000 at that time .

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[marserdesigns]

I had a similar sound on the front end..It was my driver side shock I took the bottom of the shock out. Bounced the truck and no more squeak. I had Rancho 9000 at that time .

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The squawk doesn't bother me as much as the clunk and rattle noise does.


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[donny]

Ya I hear u there.I know those noises can be hard 2 pin point I also had a cab mount come loose one time and I could fill it in my feet ..but it had 2 be a prty ruff rd...Typical mississippi rd !!!

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[08Monster]

Not saying this so your issue, but when I did the lift on my 2008, I didn't fully seat the coil in the bottom bucket and it made an awful clunk under high stress. Also had a loose shock and that rattled.

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[NHRMK]

My guess would be track bar upper bolt loosened up. Happened to me several times.

 

[marserdesigns]

My guess would be track bar upper bolt loosened up. Happened to me several times.

Even with factory track bars?


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[marserdesigns]

Thanks everyone for the possible issues and fixes, but it located the issue being the jamb but on my Carli track bar was loose. Tightened it up and no noise or clunks.

I did locate the cause of the squeak though. The track bar is brushing against the front cross member.


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[marserdesigns]

My guess would be track bar upper bolt loosened up. Happened to me several times.

Disregard my comment, I was thinking radius arm. It was my track bar jamb but that was loose.


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[Jomax]

Thanks everyone for the possible issues and fixes, but it located the issue being the jamb but on my Carli track bar was loose. Tightened it up and no noise or clunks.

I did locate the cause of the squeak though. The track bar is brushing against the front cross member.


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You need to grind the front cross member a bit. Some truck do it, some don't when installing a bigger track bar.


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