I got my 150 back from the shop.... I bought it on cl and it was one of those..... You know the kind that needs 1 of everything..... It has a fabtech lift and 37's
Heres whats been replaced

tires
inner/outer tie rods (left and right)
upper/lower ball joints
idlerarm/pivot bracket
new shocks
master cylinder
brake lines
brake calipers and pads
new radio
gem (general electronics module)
new dash
new cluster
had a winch bumper fabbed up
window motor
tailgate
tow package


So anyways I was offroading today..
After I little while the truck would start making a clicking sound from the front end. At first I thought it was the clicking sound under the dash that my ol truck makes but its not... It would do it more noticeably going down (steepish) hills braking. It would do it a little after the hill when it was level or uphill but will stop short after. Usually didnt her it going uphill.. Im confused because its only 2wd and there's nothing up there to click.....
Also I should add that I could feel the click through my foot on the pedal and the passenger said they felt it on their feet as well. It was enough for me to call it a day and leave.
It was covered in a heavy layer of mud but I don't think that would matter, but maybe...?

After I left It didnt do it at all on normal roads on the way home.

 

Over 100 views and no opinions????????

Please people I need help!

 

sweet guys! Thanks for all the help

 

Wheel bearings?

 

Problem is not to many guys go off roading with 2wd that is what 4wd is for.

 

Hopefully this should be able to handle off road...

 

All depends on the driver, the truck isn't even half of it.

The problem is, there's a lot of stuff that can make a clicking sound even on a 2wd. And since the sound went away (meaning it's not reproducable currently) it's going to be a lot harder to diagnose. For all we know it was just mud and junk caught at an odd angle that caused it to make the sound as the wheel rotated until it cleaned out.

Wheel bearings are also known to make a clicking sound when they're wearing out and under load (such as making a sharp turn or going down a steep hill).

I'd suggest taking it to a local offroad shop and getting it looked over, otherwise unless you can pinpoint the location of the sound you'll just be throwing parts at it.

And if all those front suspension components you listed as being replaced was before this off-roading adventure happened, those could be bad again as well because while your suspension angles aren't terrible, they're less than ideal and offroading will wear them out faster because of this.

 

how do a make the angle better for off-roading?

 

I'm assuming you have the fabtech 7.5 kit, which already gives you less than ideal suspension angles. Its due to the kit providing around 7.5" of lift and only dropping the crossmember around 6". Thus giving you the angles as if you had a leveling kit on.

if you have a spacer up front, remove it. Only stick with what the kit included. Otherwise your only really left with switching to a standard 6" kit that provides a full 6" dropdown to keep the angles as parallel as possible.

 

I'm gonna take a wild guess and say... front rotor backing plate. I always bend those things.

 

Can you please explain further.
Thanks

 

The sheet metal shield behind the rotor.

 

I'm just curious but why waste the money building a 4x2 for off road? I understand you bought it like that but for what purpose? The only thing I can think of is wheel bearings with it being a 4x2.

 

They do that a lot in California.

 

Because sand... would be my reason.