i have a 4.5 in lift its been awesome but now when i make turns i think its the steering box makes a knocking noise, has anyone else ran into this prob or have any ideas????

 

Check your steering box mounting bolts make sure their tight also check the frame mounting for cracks.

 

when exactly does it knock? i would also check your front u joints. if its a small knock at turn it could be one of those u joint going. otherwise do like he said and check for a crack.

 

it knocks whenever i turn the wheel either way, stopped or moving, i have checked the mounting bolts but haven't looked close enough for cracks, i will do that next, if it is cracked, what can i do cuz i dont have a welder, thanks for the help

 

Had a noise like that, it was my sway bar links shifting

 

your sway bar??? what did you do to fix it? i would never have guessed that!

 

Check the sector shaft coming of the steering box for lateral movement. Mine has it, and it make a clunk or thump etc... HTH!!

 

are you talking about the u-joint on the steering rod from the steering wheel to box??

 

The shaft coming out of the bottom of the box that the pitman arm attaches to. It doesn't take much movement to be a problem. I saw that your XJ is an 89, and assumed that it had never been replaced. I have an 87, and need a new box, my last trip confirmed it!!

 

yea i dont think it has ever been replaced, i will check the reciepts from the original owner, i got them all, if thats bad, any recomendations on stock or upgrading it with something?

 

There is a writeup on the "Durango Upgrade" in the writeups section. That is about the only one I know of. HTH!!

 

can you feel it in the steering wheel? thats what mine is doing. I replaced the steering box already so I thinking mine is in the U-joints in the steereing linkage. or maybe now the sway bar links. that would have never crossed my mind.

 

Check your track bar also, if they are bad they will pop when you turn, check the track bar with the wheels on the ground, have someone shake the steering wheel while you watch the ball joint on the upper end of the track bar, it should have no movement

 

hey, thanks alot everyone! i will check thoes things this weekend, and if anyone has any other suggestions i would love to hear them

 

i use to have the same noise it was the sway bar links bushings. so i just took it off and the sway to flex more have not had the noise since