I have two front end problems that I have been trying to track down with no luck and its driving me crazy.
First off, I a click/pop occasionally when steering in tight situations. I notice it more when off road, but a few times while at low speeds in a parking lot so it is apparent in both 2wd and 4wd. Usually when the wheel id fully cranked or close to it and then rotated back in the other direction.
Now, I have greases all the fittings in the front, checked the track bar (RE adustable) and all control are bolts. All are tight, and when turning the wheel back and forth with the key on but enigine off, I don't see anything that looks loose. There is some slight movment from the axle from the control arms.
Second, I have some sort of rattle in the front that I can feel in the floor boards from time to time. This appears when traveling on dirt roads at speed that aren't really smooth. I have also noticed it when hitting a drivway or something like that just right. Now the thing with this is, when I am offroading such as climbing over some rocks or up against something, this isn't a problem, I don't feel anything. The other thing is it seems to have changed, become more noticable with the addition of some RE lower control arms. My thoughts here might be that I am just not used to feeling this in other vehicles since they have a frame and here the control arm bolts directly under my feet. Maybe the newer stiffer bushings in the new arms make it worse.
For the record, its a 98 with 3" rusty's springs with RE control arms and adjusable track bar.
Any help would be appreciated.
First off, I a click/pop occasionally when steering in tight situations. I notice it more when off road, but a few times while at low speeds in a parking lot so it is apparent in both 2wd and 4wd. Usually when the wheel id fully cranked or close to it and then rotated back in the other direction.
Now, I have greases all the fittings in the front, checked the track bar (RE adustable) and all control are bolts. All are tight, and when turning the wheel back and forth with the key on but enigine off, I don't see anything that looks loose. There is some slight movment from the axle from the control arms.
Second, I have some sort of rattle in the front that I can feel in the floor boards from time to time. This appears when traveling on dirt roads at speed that aren't really smooth. I have also noticed it when hitting a drivway or something like that just right. Now the thing with this is, when I am offroading such as climbing over some rocks or up against something, this isn't a problem, I don't feel anything. The other thing is it seems to have changed, become more noticable with the addition of some RE lower control arms. My thoughts here might be that I am just not used to feeling this in other vehicles since they have a frame and here the control arm bolts directly under my feet. Maybe the newer stiffer bushings in the new arms make it worse.
For the record, its a 98 with 3" rusty's springs with RE control arms and adjusable track bar.
Any help would be appreciated.