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Cebby · 02-08-2004, 08:11 PM

Ever since my rod end broke on my swaybar (promptly replaced - drove no more than .25 miles with one side connected) I've been experiencing alot of racket under the front end. I've tightened up everything on the sway bar where I thought the problem was eminating from. Still the racket. It should be mentioned that I have quick discos - and have had them on trouble free for about 4-5 months. This is a new development.

I'm having a tough time duplicating the conditions that make this thing ping. That's right, it almost sounds like flicking your finger against an old-time metal oil can. If I swerve back and forth, it rarely makes the noise (steering feels nice and tight, BTW). If the road is rough, it doesn't always make the noise. After a swerve - after the vehicle has stopped any swaying - sometimes I'll get one or two or even three "pings". Almost like something is loading up and releasing energy. Also, hubs locked and unlocked, 4WD and 2WD have no bearing.

Could this be related to my swaybar rod ends still or maybe the links to the A-arms? The pinging comes from both the right and left sides of the suspension and there seems to be no pattern to it. My next step is to remove the swaybar to see if the sound goes away.

Anyone have an idea what this could be?

02-08-2004, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cebby Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,270	Front End Noise Ever since my rod end broke on my swaybar (promptly replaced - drove no more than .25 miles with one side connected) I've been experiencing alot of racket under the front end. I've tightened up everything on the sway bar where I thought the problem was eminating from. Still the racket. It should be mentioned that I have quick discos - and have had them on trouble free for about 4-5 months. This is a new development. I'm having a tough time duplicating the conditions that make this thing ping. That's right, it almost sounds like flicking your finger against an old-time metal oil can. If I swerve back and forth, it rarely makes the noise (steering feels nice and tight, BTW). If the road is rough, it doesn't always make the noise. After a swerve - after the vehicle has stopped any swaying - sometimes I'll get one or two or even three "pings". Almost like something is loading up and releasing energy. Also, hubs locked and unlocked, 4WD and 2WD have no bearing. Could this be related to my swaybar rod ends still or maybe the links to the A-arms? The pinging comes from both the right and left sides of the suspension and there seems to be no pattern to it. My next step is to remove the swaybar to see if the sound goes away. Anyone have an idea what this could be? __________________ UZswap.com A site dedicated to sharing info for swapping the Toyota/ Lexus UZ (V8) engines into Toyota Trucks and 4Runners. My 4Runner 1993 4Runner, 1UZ (V8) auto dual ultimate crawler, double locked, 35's on beadlocked SR5 alloys, low lift, hacked fenders, tubbed firewall, custom armor TOOLandFAB.com A discussion forum dedicated to tools, fabrication & workshops. See my JD2 Bender Hydro Conversion BUY THIS 2008 CALENDAR