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Old 05-18-2007, 03:16 AM
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I was going to search for this but i'm not really sure what to search for.

I got my truck at 75k miles and i'm now at 85k and i'm starting to hear a crackling sound on the front left side in the suspension. At first i thought it was just a loose center cap on my wheel but its nice n snug.
The noise is most apparent on rough roads at low speed. Its the same sound as when CV joints are going out on a 4x4 but its 2x4.

Could this be associated with the popping noise that occurs in the steering column on these trucks? Because I don't hear anything in the column, Just outside the truck with my window down.



I could maybe get a video clip made up as long as the camera will pick up the sound.
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hearin it too... Sounds like the brake pads are bouncin around in the caliper kinda... Who knows?
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Have you guys looked at the hubs themselves? I had my passenger side go out on my Silvy and it made those types of sounds. It is very common for these to go bad.
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+1 Hub And Bearing Assembly Probably Ready To Go
Old 05-19-2007, 04:02 PM
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I'll check it out
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check your shocks, mine was doing it to with 17k miles on it. Changed the oil and notice my LF shock isnt orange anymore, it was black.
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If i can get some help i'll check it out today.

What's a rough estimate to replace the assembly?
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Can anyone see the difference in these two parts on Summitracing.

WBI-515054
WBI-515036

They appear to be the exact same by the same manufacturer but are priced different and i'm not certain why.
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The only thing I can see is that WBI-515054 says it fits 2wd, and WBI-515036 doesn't say what it fits in the discription. If you look at the infomation above the discription under the sort by links the WBI-515054 list all 2wd vehicles and WBI-515036 list only 4wd and AWD vehicles. One may be 2wd and the other 4wd?
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Guess I'll play it safe and get the one that states 2wd and its cheaper.


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