I cant seem to track down this clunk noise i have in my front end. I already replaced the sway bar endlink bushings the ball joints uper and lower on both sides and the drivers side wheel hub assembly and checked the passenger side wheel assembly for any movement or anything. tie rods look good no steering looseness at all just cannot seem to track down this racket when i go over bumps. Anyone have any suggestions??

 

hows the main sway bar bushings,trac bar,body mount,shocks? just my 2 cents.

 

How about the swaybar bushings on the frame?

 

replaced the sway bar bushings on the axle too.. would the track bar bushings make it clunk??

 

Yes. With truck on the ground, have someone turn the steering wheel back and forth and look at the these bushings.

Another common culprit is the thingys that go on the front of the leaf springs... I forget what they are called. I think they are included in this kit - Ford part # 1C3Z-5B302-AA

 

yes those leaf spring isolaters right.. i also replaced those a little while back chasing a squeek lol .. but i will try ur advice on the track bar bushings.. i absolutely hate chasin grimlins

 

My sway bar bushing end links (Energy Suspension) came loose fairly soon after installation and the rattles came back. I reefed them down a second time, and now all is quiet.

 

i checked mine and they seemed pretty tight but i will check that again as well

 

Have you checked your actual leaf spring bushings lately? I had a pretty wicked clunk going over bumps. Sounded like someone hitting my floorboard with a 5 pound sledge some times. Turns out 2/4 leaf spring bushings were toast.

 

i have looked at them but they seem like theyre ok.. im really hoping its not them cuz i know they would be a royal pita to change

 

PITA is about right. Using a simple hydraulic press (think Harbor Freight like POS) and crappy dies, it took me about 4 hours to change out all four on the front leafs. A lot of that time was spent trying to bolt everything back up because I was an idiot and didn't disconnect the trac bar, pitman arm or front driveshaft. But still, it was worth saving the 600+ the local "4x4 shop" quoted me in labor to do the same job.

 

ah i dont guess 4 hours is all that bad but damn id rather not change them till i absolutely have to

 

found it it was the sway bar bushings .. apparantly energy suspensions werent up to par so i replaced them with moog part number 80072