My 98 dakota 4x4 has recently developed a squeak somewhere in the front suspension. It is most prominent on the front drivers side but there is the same squeak starting on the passenger side. Has any one else had this problem or does any one know what it might be. Thanks in advance

 

maybe your bushings need to get replaced.

 

Yeah probably control arm bushings or ball joints

 

try the sway bar bushings as well thats what mine are drives me nuts but i've yet to order new ones

 

Wow! These trucks are junk. lol I love my Dakota but everytime I turn around I have to spend several hundred dollars on it.... Oh wait! Mine has 297,000 miles on it! Nevermind! lol

 

holy cow. almost 300k?? hows it holding up?

 

It actually still runs great and shifts great. And it still looks good too. It has exactly 297k on it right now and I have only a few problems to fix:

Heater core - Working on now
Clockspring - Working on now
Door ajar - Taking to dealer

And I guess maybe I might need to look at the ball joints and bushings.

But other than those few things, the truck is really exceptional. When I crank it up when its cold there is absolutely no rattle or bottom end noise like many motors have with this many miles on it.

 

My brother-in-law's Tundra died at like 280k or so. I'll have to rub this in a little since he thinks Tundras are the greatest thing ever. Original drivetrain still? Manual? How long have you owned it?

 

i would check upper bushings! some guy i know has the same problem on his dak!

 

Those Tundras are pretty good trucks I have to admit! But yeah! You should rub it in a little!

Mine still has the original drive train (2.5 LTR 4cyl) and has a manual 5 speed. I have had the truck less than 1 year and the people who had it before me own a pest control company and so most all of these miles are hard in town miles.

The guy believed in changing the oil and from what I am told, Dodge has done the maint on this vehicle since it was new.