frontend noise

[MARKYMARK]

i also have a 1999 ext cab 2wd s-10 4.3. it has a rattle sounds exactly like a shock with the rubbers missing. i\'ve replaced shocks with nitro bell tech\'s, installed a new lower ball joint, had about 1/32 movement. i\'m about at my witts with this one. i\'ve looked for cracks in the frame, a-arm. wheel bearings are tight. any body have any other suggestions other than the dealers answer (they all do that after 50,000 miles )

[bowtietd]

Maybe the sway bar links? When the truck is lifted off the ground they can appear tight but can have play at ride height.

[mzoomora]

Maybe you lost some camber shims on the upper control arm. Control arm bushings, the other ball joints, tie rods, etc.....

[Indiana]

I was thinking along the lines of mzoomra. I also wondered if a battery could make that sound if it was not tight.

[Scotty_S-15]

If the sway bar and control arms check out OK, you might want to look at the bumper brackets.... all tight?

....... The battery? I don\'t think that would be bouncing around with normal driving, but it SHOULD be clamped tight, ya never know.



........... Oh yeah, another thing, (but not likely) got hub-caps of any sort? Sometimes centers come loose, and clunk around. not to mention the loose lug nut inside the center cap! Yeah, it\'s happened!

[adsg85]

maybe check the exhaust, heat shileds tend to rattle, maybe a loose clamp or converter with pieces broken internally.

[spacecadet]

Check the brake calipers. I have seen the bushing wear and the calipers will rattle when the brakes are not appiled. Also the upper pin has a tendancy of breaking on vehicles that do alot of stop and go driving. The other thing I would check is the wheel bearings. I doubt it is the problem but if they have excesive play they will sometimes \'rattle\' when hitting bumps.

[MARKYMARK]

it\'s coming from the left front area. another mech. told me to hit some bumps at hard braking to eleminate if it was the calipers , it did not change the noise. only guess is something in the frame rails like a socket or motor mounts hell i don\'t know

[MARKYMARK]

the cat and sheild are no longer present , hmmm. the cat fery must have came!