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Old 03-07-2011, 10:31 PM
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the front end of my jeep feels like it jumps or hops at full crank, and there is a poping noise that occures sometimes moving the steering wheel side to side. i do have an almost new adjustable trackbar so i dont think that is causing it. any ideas would be apreciated thanks
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Check to make sure the bolts for your steering box are tight.
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Could also be your sway bar bushings . . mine are pretty much shot and make a popping/clunking noise . . also check to see if all your steering components are tight i.e tie rod ends, steering stabalizer etc.
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im am going to crawl under it again tommarow and check it all over, the steering box sounds like it could be the possibility. the sway bar bushings not so much because i no longer have a sway bar lol
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i would check all your ball joints, tie rods and wheel hubs. those are the main cause of popping in the front end
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Originally Posted by trans_am7935
i would check all your ball joints, tie rods and wheel hubs. those are the main cause of popping in the front end
what would be the best way to check ball joints? and hubs?
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