creak sound after lift, help!

[Aviator4x4]

Hey, I did a BL 3" with TT/Shackles, put 33" rims on right after..

I'm hearing a loud creaking noise when i turn the wheels, or even when the car bounces.


Does anybody know what that might be? It's comming from the left wheel house

 

[4rd4life]

i would think it to be something in the steering, or stress on the ball joints if the backspacing on the rims is too much...

 

[Aviator4x4]

i tried to twist the torsion back to its original place, didnt help.. tried with the old rims&tires, didnt work.. took out the springs, aint that either.. and the wierd thing is that everything looks good..

 

[4rd4life]

sounds like the ball joints to me, have some one check them for you or you can try jacking the front so the wheel is off the ground and checking for play/looseness (which doesnt always work)

 

[Aviator4x4]

sounds like the ball joints to me, have some one check them for you or you can try jacking the front so the wheel is off the ground and checking for play/looseness (which doesnt always work)

did that already, dont feel any play at all.. i got a sound file on my laptop with the noise it makes, if you want i can send it over

 

[swetrid]

Ball joints or tie rod ends make the sqeaky sound. If it is the tie rods you can just move them back and forth with a bid pair of pliers while on the ground and see if it sqeaks. If not it is usually the lower ball joints

 

[Aviator4x4]

it was the left side lower ball joint, thanks for the help guys!, what i still dont understand is, why the squeaky sound came 2 mins after i was done with the BL/TT+Shackles.. wierd huh