I found the noise!! - Customdakotas.com Forums

ark-dakota · 07-16-2010, 07:17 AM

Well my front end has been making this awful clunking noise when ever the truck would twist or hit a bump. I could push down on the front fender right over the wheel and after I got the truck rocking I could hear it but couldn't locate the noise. ( Its hard to troubleshoot by yourself sometimes). Well my girlfriend was over last night and I told her that she had to help me find out what the problem was haha. I made her push down on the fender ( all 98lbs of her) and with some help of me pulling from the ground too I managed to see that it was the sway bar end link that mounts to the lower control arm.

I got it off this morning at work and I'm hoping O'riellys has one if not I'm not sure what I will do cause the dealer will most likely have to order one.

If I have to I guess I can remove the sway bar and everything till I get one. Should still be driveable, right? lol

ole-busted · 07-16-2010, 07:19 AM

yep it's fine to drive it without the swaybar just don't go trying to carve up corners

ark-dakota · 07-16-2010, 01:36 PM

well the dealer wants 65 bucks a piece for the end link....I guess Im gonna get two cause the other one looks like it is near death too

ark-dakota · 07-16-2010, 01:44 PM

Would that work instead of having one with the ball joint in the bottom?
I'll have to go check the angle of the knuckle but I don't think it is very much and it shouldn't have to pivot just move up and down right?

93DakspoRT · 07-16-2010, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ark-dakota

Would that work instead of having one with the ball joint in the bottom?
I'll have to go check the angle of the knuckle but I don't think it is very much and it shouldn't have to pivot just move up and down right?

I dont understand what youre saying here... you can buy endlinks for about 13 bucks at any local parts store. i bought some energy suspension polyurethane endlinks for 13 bucks at baxters, idk if you have a baxters where you are but you should be able to get them anywhere.

ark-dakota · 07-17-2010, 08:53 AM

well I got the new ones from the dealer and they look to be an improvement over the old ones...Ill get some pictures up here pretty quick I hope. The problem with using just the straight bolt end links is that there is a ball joint located at the bottom that would put the straight bolt links in one heck of a bind even if i could get them on.

ark-dakota · 07-17-2010, 10:04 AM