ball joints are a possibility,(tho unlikely with that low miles on it) how many miles since you had the recall done???

are the bump stops still there? are you hitting them when you go over bumps??,

jack the truck up and pull on the wheel at 12/6 and 3/9, if 12/6 move i believe it is balljoints bad and 3/9 should be tie rods or hub bearings (they make a sound much like mud tires on the road when they go)

also check to make sure the shock bolts have not come out at all and that they are torqued down properly

 

Sounds like a loose shock. Did you torque them down with the proper torque setting? Your ball joints could be bad, but do what the guy said on moving the wheel at 12:6 and 3:9 positions to fee movement. Tire should not move if ***** are good.

 

I guess I should of added that, I had already checked the shocks to make sure they weren't coming lose. That was my first fear. I had torqued the bolts to the specifications when I installed them, then checked them a couple days after I did the replacement, and then again the other night to make sure they weren't causing the noise. I will do the wheel check though, and check the shock bolts again.

thank you.

 

What is the torque on the front and rear shocks for a 1st gen Durango? All i have are Ram manuals. (asking for a friend)

 

Lower and upper are 70 ft. lbs.

 

Both front and rear?

 

Right out of a 1998 Durango Service Manual Suspension Torque Specifications for 4X4.

Front

DESCRIPTION TORQUE
Shock Absorber
Upper Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 N·m (19 ft. lbs.)
Lower Bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 N·m (80 ft. lbs.)
Lower Suspension Arm
Front Bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 N·m (80 ft. lbs.)
Rear Bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 N·m (140 ft. lbs.)
Ball Joint Nut . . . . . . . . . . . 183 N·m (135 ft. lbs.)
Upper Suspension Arm
Pivot Shaft Nuts . . . . . . . . . . 129 N·m (95 ft. lbs.)
Pivot Shaft to Frame Bolts . 224 N·m (165 ft. lbs.)
Ball Joint Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 N·m (60 ft. lbs.)
Stabilizer Bar
Frame Retainer Bolt . . . . . . . 108 N·m (80 ft. lbs.)
Frame Retainer Nut . . . . . . 190 N·m (140 ft. lbs.)
Control Arm Retainer Bolts . . . 34 N·m (25 ft. lbs.)
Hub/Bearing
Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 N·m (123 ft. lbs.)



Rear

DESCRIPTION TORQUE
Shock Absorber
Lower Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 N·m (70 ft. lbs.)
Upper Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 N·m (70 ft. lbs.)
Stabilizer Bar
Link Upper Nut . . . . . . . . . . . 95 N·m (70 ft. lbs.)
Link Lower Nut . . . . . . . . . . . 68 N·m (50 ft. lbs.)
Retainer Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 N·m (40 ft. lbs.)
Spring
U-Bolt Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 N·m (90 ft. lbs.)
Spring Eye Nut . . . . . . . . . . . 102 N·m (75 ft. lbs.)
Spring Shackle Nuts . . . . . . . 102 N·m (75 ft. lbs.)
Jounce Bumper
Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 N·m (45 ft. lbs.)

 

I wasn't doubting you, just wondering if that was for both front and rear. Thanks for specs. His is a 2003, would it be the same probably? He said he found an e-how site that listed 30 on top, 100 on the bottom for the front, and 75 for both of the rear. He just wanted to make sure that was accurate.

 

Right out of a 2002 Durango Service Manual Suspension Torque Specifications for 4X4 (all in ft. lbs).
TORQUE CHART
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
DESCRIPTION N·m Ft. Lbs. In. Lbs.
Shock Absorber
Upper Nut
19
Shock Absorber
Lower Bolt
80
Lower Suspension Arm
Front Bolt
80
Lower Suspension Arm
Rear Bolt
140
Lower Suspension Arm
Ball Joint Nut
135
Upper Suspension Arm
Pivot Shaft Nuts
95
Upper Suspension Arm
Pivot Shaft to Frame Bolts
150
Upper Suspension Arm
Ball Joint Nut
60
Stabilizer Bar
Frame Retainer Bolt
80
Stabilizer Bar
Frame Retainer Nut
140
Stabilizer Bar
Control Arm Retainer Bolts
25
Hub/Bearing
Bolts
123


Rear

Shock Absorber
Lower Nut
70
Shock Absorber
Upper Nut
70
Stabilizer Bar
Link Upper Nut
70
Stabilizer Bar
Link Lower Nut
50
Stabilizer Bar
Retainer Bolts
40
Spring
U-Bolt Nuts
90
Spring
Spring Eye Nut
85
Spring
Spring Shackle Nuts
85
Jounce Bumper
Bolts
45

 

I checked my wheel, with it off the ground, and had no movement side to side or up and down (meaning putting opposing forces on each side with no movement, and opposing forces top and bottom with no movement). I took the wheel off, inspected the ball joints and couldn't see anything wrong with them. Yanked on them to see if there was any movement and still didn't feel any. Inspected the shock bolts again, everything seemed fine there. So I put the wheel back on, and took it for a drive to try and identify the noise better, and it was gone. Not sure what was causing the noise, the only thing I put a wrench to was the lug nuts (and I had checked them before to make sure they weren't loose).