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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 11:44 PM
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what I noticed is that it doesnt necessarily happen when my suspension travels, just more if my front end goes up or down. It sounds like its hitting a vertical object, like its going towards the bumper and then towards the driver, back and forth
 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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Just to make sure, you've taken everything out of the glove box and center console?

You've held every **** on the dash whiloe hitting bumps?

You've checked the passenger speaker screws? Empty that cab tne try it?
 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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It's alot deeper of a sound than a small plastic rattle or w/e, it's a solid piece of metal hitting another piece of metal
 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 02:20 PM
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Is it a rod in your motor?
 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt99
If I move the sway bar links they have 0 play
Take a rubber mallet and hit top and bottom of the swaybar. You can't really shake them by hand but you can hear the knock when you hit the bar, that's when mine does it anyways.

Good luck,
 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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heres a video...its not shot strait so just listen
 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 06:16 PM
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Sounds like a body bolt to me. But yeah that would be annoying as hell. It might have happened because you are driving that fast in a field. lol.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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Lol maybe and that crazy bump I hit is a bit of hog rooting...lol

But I hardly ever go off road, we got our first rain in like 5 months and I wanted to try my new tires...big difference from stock

checked body bolts, no slack....checked sway bar ends, no click with movement...i cant find my rubber mallet so i used a BFH but i figure i could still hear it

btw I was driving through the field and opened my hood and stuck my head down there since i couldnt hit anything and it definately was audible from the engine bay
 

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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 10:56 PM
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That's a tough one, still kinda sounds like my issue though. what kind of tires you running? Look good.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 12:02 AM
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wait it was making a noise while the truck wasn't moving?
 
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