'98 TJ 6 cyl: I'm hearing a loud popping noise in the front end when the jeep suspension is torked, like when going up a drive way crooked, or making a tight turn causing the front end to sway away from the turn. Happens in both directions. Its not anything with the stearing gear box because at a stand still, when I turn the wheel in either direction I get no sound. Only happens, it seems, when the frame is twisted. Any ideas?
Popping noise in front end: '98 TJ
Mar 10, 2009
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It's not clunking on bumps? I'm about to drop my '97 off at the shop for annoying clunks on turns and bumps and I don't like the sounds it's making!
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I had a similar issue but the culprit was my rubber on my front trackbar. But since you get no sound at a stand still movint the steering wheel it probably isnt it. Worth a shot, to just get under there and look. Grab a hold of the track bar and shake the crap out of it and see if you can produce the noise.
Since this thread degenerated into another "mines bigger" contest.
Three things
1) track bar bushing This will pop as the vehicle moves side to side2) sway bar mounts or bushing
"DougW" wrote
1) track bar bushing This will pop as the vehicle moves side to side**** It can cause a serious case of Death Wobble too!
K.
very true. I replaced the bushing last time I replaced the steering stabilizer. It still looked ok, but for a few bucks it's cheap insurance.
Probably the top joint in the swaybar links are worn. Have someone sway the jeep from side to side, while you look for play on the swaybar links.
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