certain times when i am turning left or right it makes a popping noise, its coming from the drivers side front. it doesnt make it all the time, it wouldnt do it when i put it up on jackstands in the drive way, while i was watching to see if anything was loose. but it made no noise. now im stumped and the noise is annoying any help would be appreciated!!!!

 

Not to hijack your thread or anything but I have the same problem but have been afriad to post about it. Looking to see the responses.

 

yeah i have had it for a while. thought it was nothing. till it got louder today while pulling out of my driveway.

 

Pull the wheel off, probably bad cv axle/u-joint or control arm bushing maybe.
Not a mechanic but with the wheel off you can get a good look and that usually narrows down the culprit

 

im a certified suspension tech..but i dont know everything but things like a broken axle u joint will do that bad wheel bearings get both front tires off the ground and shake it down check for any unusual play the should be zero up and down zero in and out and just tiny bit left and right to account steering slop and check u joints/axles

 

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I was having the same problem and I didn't know what it was until I was pulling into Friendly's and heard a loud pop. The loud pop was the last bolt snapping off that connected the steering box to the frame.

 

any updates on this

 

"Goodbye cruel world!"

 

i had the same problem, and i fixed it by replacing the bushings on the control arms. a good way to find out of that is the culprit is to borrow a grease gun and fill those bad boys up. if the noise stops, you found your problem and the bushings need to be replaced. you should also see grease oozing out of the bushings after filling them and driving for a while. mine were so bad that all of the grease came out and hit the wheel while i was driving and splattered all the way down my rig.

 

mine does it also when i am backing up

 

I laso have this issue with my XJ. Though I thought it to be the TREs. I replaced those and that wasn't it. Mine pops when I turn into a place and drive through the gutter, seems like that little bump in the corner sets it off. Also happens when I turn my wheel when the truck isn't moving, it'll pop if i turn it real far...

 

My heep is doing this as well. Started after a rutty trail I did. I think it's my track bar.

 

Mine was doing that. I tighetned all my bolts up on my steering and suspension and it works great now. No popping jumping DW nothing anymore

 

Mine does pop a lot when turning the wheels, stopped or moving... I have narrowed it down now to the ball joints but it will have to go a bit longer as it is my DD