hey everyone.... i have this annoying problem that started two days ago.... whenever i move the steering wheel either left or right i hear this loud squeaking popping sound.... it really sounds like its comming from the font passenger side tire area... when i get down and shake the wheel i can hear that annoying noise... this is with the engine off and when the engine is started.... ive replaced every single bushing on my car.. i bought spohns front end kit about 3 months ago.... everything is greased.... i dont know what it is.. but it only happens when i turn the steering wheel or when i move the passenger front tire... here are my suspension mods.. all parts are less than two years old...

aggressive street alignment (vetrucks specs)
Kuhmo Ecsta Ast 245/50/16 tires 30psi
Spohn Front end rebuild kit with poly tie rods
UMI Adjustable Strut mounts
KYB GR-2 Front struts
KYB Gas-a-just rear shocks
Eibach Pro-kit lowering springs
Heater hose spring mod
36mm front sway bar with poly bushings
24mm rear sway bar with poly bushings
Stock painted A arms poly bushings and poly ball joints
new poly front and rear sway bar endlinks
Front K-member Braces
UMI Steering Brace
BMR Strut Tower brace
BMR weld in outer subframe connectors
Alstons weld in Inner subframe connectors
BMR non adjust Torque arm with poly bushing
Edelbrock On car Adjustable panhard bar poly bushings
J & M Street non adjust Lower Control Arms
Founder Performance lower Control arm relocation Brackets

 

anyone....

 

shaking the wheel left to right and hearing a creaking popping sound.... would that be wheel bearings.... i havent replaced those....

 

guys slow down

 

sounds like lower ball joint failing, to check that you pick the car up by the lower control arm on the spring pocket and try to lift the wheel or pitch it in at the top

 

I don't think they are my ball joint.. I just put in new spohn ball joints in like two months ago....

 

a left and right movement went be a steering component.. check your ties rods and idler arm....

 

if you havent done wheel bearings, i would looking ito it further. Pull a wheel and take the cup of the end of the rotor/hub. Grab and pull/push on the rotor and see of there is movement, you can even pull the cotter pin out of the castle nut and see if there is slack in there, which would indicate worn wheel bearings/races.

You have done all this work to the car an not upgraded brakes?

 

Those are new also.. I got spohns front end rebuild kit.... They were installed two months ago and they were all great... This noise has been goin on for about a week now....

 

you just said in post #3 you didn't replace the wheel bearings, and they dont come with Spohns kit so....

and as for the front end kit, even though its new doesnt mean there is nto problem with it. Check the tie rod ends and balljoints and see if any are loose, they may not have been torqed properly and worked loose a little. See if the castle nuts most when you remove the cotter pins.

 

That kit doesn't come with wheel bearings. My mistake.. But I haven't replaced those yet... Could those be my problem.. Like I said I can wiggle the wheel and hear that noise comming from the front passenger wheel.... Its like a creakin squeaking popping noise..

 

yes it could be the problem, or, since it just started after you installed the front end kit, go around and check all the castle nuts and make sure the balljoints and tie rods havent worked loose in the tapers.

you agressive alignment can put stress on the bearings differently, and if they are old and worn out, you will notice changes.

Even if they are not totally shot, i would highly recommend changing the bearings, and the entire rotor/hub at the same time if thats old too.

 

yea im going to check all the steering bolts and make sure they are torqued to spec.... i would be surprised if those ball joints or any part of the steering linkages are already damaged considering this is a premiuim kit from spohn... not to mention only being 2 months old... i will change my wheel bearings because they are stock.. hopefully between not torqued bolts and wheel bearings will solve my problem...

 

well i checked all the steering linkages and they are all tight and greased..... they got to be brakes or wheel bearing... i know my front brake pads are low... i dont know if they are the reason... but everything thing under there is new except for brake parts and wheel bearings...