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Front end Rattle??????

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Old 12-17-2009, 08:26 AM
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Update.. I found my rattle that I started this post on.. Turns out it was a broken rattle clip on the brakes. 9 dollar fix . Amazing how loud the rattling sound is comming from the brakes. Now All i need to do is get new shocks and the other noise will go away..
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 11:29 AM
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Congrats on finding the noise. Still looking for my clunking noise.. I will check all the things mentioned here.
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 01:32 PM
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Mine also clunked on every bump last year and i replaced both lower ball joints and solved that issue... What sucks is no parts store carries anything for these daks
you have to go to dodge dealer with Vin number in hand... Im starting to hate my truck and am tinking of going back to a ram..
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 02:24 PM
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yea my upper ball joint went out went to the dealership they wanted $208 luckily i knew a body shop and got it for about $160 there price through the dealer

 
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Old 12-17-2009, 05:12 PM
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Do the lower ball joints usually fail sooner? Can I slide the boot aside and see if something is wrong? Or how do you diagnose which ball joint is bad?
 

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Old 12-24-2009, 12:04 PM
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jack it up check for play with a big steel bar
 
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Old 12-25-2009, 12:30 PM
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I had a pretty bad clunk coming from the front. Did shocks w/ leveling kit and put in new sway bar end links while I was at it.

Nothing seemed to be loose or broken upon disassembly, but the rattle/clunk is gone now...
 



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