Front end noise.
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Front end noise.
hey guys, been a while. I seem to be experiancing a loud, fatigued, whoomp sound coming from my front end. It happens when I go over deep divets and bumps on and off road. It almost sounds like the leaf springs are doing all the noise but my guess is ball joints or u-joints. It only has 30,000 on it, but maybe the larger tires wore them out? Thanks for any ideas.
-bigdawg
-bigdawg
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Make sure to check the torque on your U bolts and trac bar bracket if you have a lift or leveling kit. If they get loose you might have a front end clunk. Mine did it a little while after I installed my leveling kit. I retorqued and was fine. However, it is starting to do it again, so I should probably recheck them.
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Ford sells a spring insulator kit for that problem. Nylon pieces that go between the leafs. Need a big prybar to install. Kit with pieces for both springs is about $25. Your dealer parts guy should know what you need right away. I guess they wear fairly quickly, if your truck is a few years old, the old ones are gone if they were ever there....
