jdf2010

i have recently put a 3.5 inch life on my xj and it is now starting to make a bad popping noise every time i turn the wheel i have replaced just about all of the steering i dont know what it is.

nasonguy

have you checked the ball joints?

Check every joint and bushing up front (including your steering linkage) and make sure everything is nice and tight, you should not be able to move anything by hand...

91familyxj

Just to throw it out there but check to make sure your weights on your rims arent coming around and hitting anything. Dont know what your set up is but I have seen it happen.

jdf2010

i have and my track bar every time i turn the wheel the track bar moves to is that normal

JeepCoMJ

track bar should not move.

Skreed

best thing u can do is put it up on stands and have someone turn the wheel...get under there and listen and look carefully....its most likely gonna be a u joint or the track bar binding on the axle end.

nasonguy

yeah, nothing should have any play in it, including your track bar.

I thought I said that?

JeepCoMJ

and check the ujoints too

alpine.adrenaline

Get the rubber off the driveway and push/pull your wheels to check for play. Sometimes a hub bearing going out can make the wheel wobble and pop going around turns. Your trackbar shouldn't move.

mike albo

does the trac bar mount move around on the frame?thats what mine was doing,use bigger better bolts.

sbslinde

Check the track bar bolt at the axle. Mine was tight, but the bolt had stretched to the point it would not clamp the bar. New bolt fixed the issue.

Jeff

98xj_john

Trac bar Os no good happen to mine up the lower axle mount bolt to 3/8 bolt an check frame mount for the lil insert on bottom it keeps the tre tight.

Billywam

My 98 makes the same popping noise. By lying under the front of the vehicle and having my wife turn the wheels back and forth, I found the noise came from the point where the trac bar is connected to the frame on the drivers side. A quick way to test for this is to disconnect the trac bar at the frame and turn your wheels back and forth. If the noise is gone, you've located where the sound is coming from. I tried tightening the hex nut, but it is already as tight as it is going to get. So, I am hoping that replacing my trac bar with fix the problem. If this doesn't do it, I will probably have to look at replacing the bracket on the frame where the trac bar is connected. Maybe the hole in the bracket has become enlarged from wear and tear.

mike albo

Mine was doing the same thing,drill out the three holes and use larger grade8 hardware will fix the problem.Look at my profile pics you can see the new bolts on the frame.

JSwamper

i know that problem,, already replaced once,, this time I welded it so it should hold