Front end noise
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Front end noise
I'm not really sure how to describe the noise, but for lack of a better descriptor, it sounds like a grunt or a rub.
My previous rig, a 99 F250 Triton V8 made this noise in the front end, when going over speed bumps, or really anything that made the front end bounce. I took it to the dealer multiple times and they never did figure out what caused it, but they tried replacing the teflon ends on the leaf springs multiple times among other things.
Since I bought my 2004 F250 Powerstroke, I haven't had any problems with front end noise until recently. I've just gone over 40K miles, and the exact same noise is starting in this one now.
Has anyone else experienced this, and what the heck is it?
My previous rig, a 99 F250 Triton V8 made this noise in the front end, when going over speed bumps, or really anything that made the front end bounce. I took it to the dealer multiple times and they never did figure out what caused it, but they tried replacing the teflon ends on the leaf springs multiple times among other things.
Since I bought my 2004 F250 Powerstroke, I haven't had any problems with front end noise until recently. I've just gone over 40K miles, and the exact same noise is starting in this one now.
Has anyone else experienced this, and what the heck is it?
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My fathers '01 SD CC 4x4 with 87,000 miles was making this strange rubbing sound when the suspension flexed. He took it in to the dealership and what they found was the ball joints were gone. They had so much movement that was the noise.
We thought it was the front end bushings...but the ball joints were the culprits. Had them replaced...and now his SD drives and sounds like new!
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We thought it was the front end bushings...but the ball joints were the culprits. Had them replaced...and now his SD drives and sounds like new!
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Originally Posted by Chief90
Umm.....is that something you really want to do? I would think the swaybar is kind of a necessary component for handling.
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Originally Posted by Chief90
Umm.....is that something you really want to do? I would think the swaybar is kind of a necessary component for handling.
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Originally Posted by zx250
I actually run my truck several hundred miles with out my sway bar. I had a noise that I couldn't trace down. I replaced the drop arms bushings with poly bushings and still didn't fix it. After a recommendation from a member here on FTE I removed the sway bar and drop arms and the noise went away. I left it off until I got new bushing for the U brackets on the axle and I made time to put it all back on. I didn't notice any handling issues until I towed my boat and even then it wasn't bad. Now since all bushings were replaced on the sway bar the noise is gone.
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Originally Posted by Chief90
Umm.....is that something you really want to do? I would think the swaybar is kind of a necessary component for handling.
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From: Concord NC
Originally Posted by Chief90
it sounds like a grunt or a rub........ noise in the front end, when going over speed bumps, or really anything that made the front end bounce.
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Originally Posted by FortyFords
Sorry Chief ,I should have said that is how you can find the noise and eliminate the swaybar bushings. Then get new ones.
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