Serious Noise from Front End

Scothew · 01-31-2005, 09:26 AM

My car as of the last week or so has developed a noise coming from the front end mainly on steering. Its a creek or pop that I can hear multiple times in either direction when I turn the steering wheel. Also i hear it when the suspension is compressed or depressed.

I was thinking possibly ball joint?

Also I am considering that since i have a bad spindle, I may as well go ahead and use my income tax return to "overhaul" my front suspension. I was am going to price street k-members and coil over kits. I would really like to replace all my struts with something better so I would be doing that at the same time. Do the tubular a-arms that come with k-members have new spindles on them?

Thanks

95GTMan · 01-31-2005, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Scothew

My car as of the last week or so has developed a noise coming from the front end mainly on steering. Its a creek or pop that I can hear multiple times in either direction when I turn the steering wheel. Also i hear it when the suspension is compressed or depressed.

I was thinking possibly ball joint?

Also I am considering that since i have a bad spindle, I may as well go ahead and use my income tax return to "overhaul" my front suspension. I was am going to price street k-members and coil over kits. I would really like to replace all my struts with something better so I would be doing that at the same time. Do the tubular a-arms that come with k-members have new spindles on them?

Thanks

How is you spindle messed up? I think you noise is just the balljoints.

Scothew · 01-31-2005, 09:36 AM

The car was wrecked before I bought it. When I had paul and jason install CC plates and offset rack bushings, when they took it to be aligned, the guy could not get the drivers side in. It was out 2Â°. And they determined the spindle is bent in some way.

Craig K. · 01-31-2005, 10:03 AM

Scott,
I have never seen a kit advertised with spindles. Best bet is to find a used one, and get a new hub/bearing on it.

Your more than welcome to do the job at my house if you want. We can PM and discuss details.

Sendero · 01-31-2005, 10:35 AM

My vote is tie-rods. Thats what was making the noise when I turned the steering wheel from lock-to-lock.

96GTS · 01-31-2005, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sendero

My vote is tie-rods. Thats what was making the noise when I turned the steering wheel from lock-to-lock.

I had that as well. Tubular A-arms come with new ball joints, but not spindles.

01-31-2005, 09:26 AM	#1
Scothew Censored Jihad Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: B'ham, AL Posts: 4,108	Serious Noise from Front End My car as of the last week or so has developed a noise coming from the front end mainly on steering. Its a creek or pop that I can hear multiple times in either direction when I turn the steering wheel. Also i hear it when the suspension is compressed or depressed. I was thinking possibly ball joint? Also I am considering that since i have a bad spindle, I may as well go ahead and use my income tax return to "overhaul" my front suspension. I was am going to price street k-members and coil over kits. I would really like to replace all my struts with something better so I would be doing that at the same time. Do the tubular a-arms that come with k-members have new spindles on them? Thanks __________________ Theres only one way to get to Carnegie Hall..... .... Practice.

01-31-2005, 09:36 AM	#3
Scothew Censored Jihad Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: B'ham, AL Posts: 4,108	Re: Serious Noise from Front End The car was wrecked before I bought it. When I had paul and jason install CC plates and offset rack bushings, when they took it to be aligned, the guy could not get the drivers side in. It was out 2Â°. And they determined the spindle is bent in some way. __________________ Theres only one way to get to Carnegie Hall..... .... Practice.

01-31-2005, 10:03 AM	#4
Craig K. Nothing new here Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Senoia, GA Posts: 2,990	Re: Serious Noise from Front End Scott, I have never seen a kit advertised with spindles. Best bet is to find a used one, and get a new hub/bearing on it. Your more than welcome to do the job at my house if you want. We can PM and discuss details. __________________ 1974 Triumph TR6 1985 Monte Carlo SS 1986 Mustang GT 2011 KIA Optima GTS

01-31-2005, 10:35 AM	#5
Sendero Im gonna show her my... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere providing FREE tech support. Posts: 4,269	Re: Serious Noise from Front End My vote is tie-rods. Thats what was making the noise when I turned the steering wheel from lock-to-lock. __________________ I heard it on the internet, so it must be true. "I believe that a person's moral compass can be determined by how he references free men the right to defend themselves." T. Nugent "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." R. Heinlein "Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience." -Unknown