i was wondering you guys think this could be. tie rods and idler arms are new and the whole front end was rebuilt a couple years ago if that. so i started to think that the shock could start going bad... it creaks if i pull in an inclined driveway or if i'm goin slow with the windows on a really bumpy road i can hear it fairly loud as the suspension traveled up and down. Thanks!

 

mine does the same thing. haven't thought much of it as my truck is at ~174,xxx miles lol.

 

yeah mine's at 153,*** lol i also was thinking it could be the coil spring...

 

I can tell you now, that neither one of you has any shocks left. Not in a long time. Replace all the way around and you will find you have a new vehicle again as far as ride.
I normally do not keep OE shocks past 30k.

 

Yep, I got 4 new shocks and almost all of the noises my truck made going over bumps stopped. Time for you guys to upgrade.

 

what's the price we're lookin at here just so i know... and any recommendations on new ones?

 

yea i figured, but im about to do a bit of suspension upgrades + body lift so it wont be a big deal to throw those in while im at it.

 

I wonder if it could be because the teflon is worn off the ball joints. I had this problem with an 81 Granada. The joint was still tight so I drilled and tapped a hole and installed a grease fitting then pumped some grease into the joint. No more squeaking.

 

Mine used to make that kinda noise and I looked and seen my sway end links were busted.

 

It could be a multitude of things causing this, but I would start with a shock replacement first if you haven't been able to find anything else that could be wrong. If you are still on the stock shocks, then it is definetly time for a replacement.

 

Good shocks would be shocks like Bilstein, or Rancho, and some others. Okay shocks would be shocks like Gabriel or Monroe Gas Magnums. If you plan on keeping the truck for a while, I would go with Bilsteins.

 

so i just asked the person i purchased the truck from about the shocks... and he said he believes they're the factory shocks haha. if that's so they have almost 154,000 miles on them!

 

that's insane! i replaced mine at 70,000km which is like 40K mi and they were all blown and pretty much useless. a set of Bilstein HD's later, the truck's ride is amazing and so much more stable. i put them on myself in an afternoon, it's not that difficult either.

 

i know! cause the previous owner drove all the time all year round and he also towed a decent sized trailer for dirtbikes! ... and really? cause i'm trying to save AS much money as i can and also just want to learn how to do these things by myself. what did you need to do them?

 

you need basic wrenches and sockets, a jack of some sort or a really strong friend to help you compress the rears to get them in the holders on the axle, and a set of allen keys to snug up the rear tops. if i remember correctly you use the allen key to hold the shock from rotating and then put a wrench to the nut to tighten it. the fronts were the easiest and the rears took a bit more time. it's a bit awkward getting at the rear tops because the frame is in the way and it's a tight space to work in.

just have a good look at your original ones before you pull them off so you know what you're getting yourself into. imagine yourself doing it before you actually do it!