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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 01:26 AM
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Front suspension squeak

2004 fx4 with fabtech 6" w/ 35's
A couple of days after playing at the local mud hole, my truck developed a bad squeak from the front suspension. Ha the dealer look at it, but they won't because of the lift. Took it to the local suspension shop and they told me that it would cost alot of money and time to get it fixed because it is to hard to pin point. It squeaks on EVERY bump from borh sides. So I took the advise from the suspension shop and greased the tie rod ends and ball joints using a grease gun with a needle going thru the boot. The squeak is still there. I am about to replace all the ball joints and tierod ends. I am wondering if the ball joints can be replaced without changing the control arms. And if so any good after market ones out there. any help will be appreciated.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 11:46 AM
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Dude - no joke i had the same thing! here's how i seriously fixed it!

WD-40 with the tiny straw attachment

I hit every single joint/attachment/screw whatever i could find under the truck one by one by one until i found what was squeeking. Now i just hit that joint every couple weeks with a good blast of wd-40 and everything is sweet

 
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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Something like that happened to me, it was the anti-sway bar bushings. I sprayed WD-40 on the bushings and the squeak went away. Give that a shot...
 
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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My Dirt Logic coil overs were the main source of the squeaks. Constantly rubbing. Like kemvor, I sprayed silicon spray at every point under the truck. Only lasted a couple of days before it would start sqeak'n again.

I finally solved the issue bye buying a new truck.
 
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