ogopogo

My 05 ram has developed a loud pop coming from the front end when I am driving it,seems to do it when turning or pulling into driveways etc.I had a quick look and the tie rod that bolts to the steering arm seems to have some play as well as the track bar where it attaches on the lower pass side.i went to the local parts store and they didnt have a listing for these parts under MOOG,are these dealer only right now?What else might be making the noise?I should mention I have a 6inch top gun customz lift kit on the truck as well as 37inch toyos,thanks!!

Pooter

Have you also double checked all your bolts after doing the lift?

I had a little knock noise going over bumps at slow speeds, one of the upper control arms had come loose, quite a bit actually.
I went over ALL the bolts on the front end and found a few that could stand to be tighter, it firmed up the front end, no more noises...

Also too, check your ball joints(jack up one front wheel, check for up/down play)

Wulfdiesel

my truck is stock height and stock tires...seems to make the same noise @ 30K...ONLY when turning left @ low speeds
i got under the front end and wiggled everything by hand..nothing moved even slightly...so i have no clue what it is
guess it wouldnt hurt to climb under there and just torque the bejesus out of everythin on the front end though.

973604x4

I've replaced 3 tie rod ends in my truck, replaced the same one twice in the past 10k miles....ironically all of this started right after my leveling kit was installed.

ogopogo

Im going to get under there tomorrow and double check all the lift kit fasteners first and change out the steering arm tie rod.I bought one for a 04 as they didnt list an 05 one,anybody know if they are the same or have the moog part #s for the 05 tie rods and track bar?973604x4,which tie rods are wearing out?

THURENfab.

Trackbar/trackbar drop bolts are most likely not tight enough... You have to K I L L them!!

bsj04

mine was poping after i put my wheels and tiers on and it was the track bar bushings. you can but them at napa for about $15 each and they press in

nutt4outdoors

Order one of Don's (Thuren Fabrication) trackbars. It is worth every $!!!

Wulfdiesel

can someone post pics of the bolts that need tightening?

973604x4

the one nearest the steering box....i forget the exact terminology...it has worn out twice now.

Pooter

Id go over everything, always a good idea to check and make sure the bolts are tight.

jlibert

mine was making some noises, had to retorque to shock bolts

ogopogo

Well I retorqued everything(nothing really was loose) and the noise seems to be gone so far,If it is gone I,m going to assume I hadnt "killed" the track bar bolts enough the first time.thanks guys!

Jmac

When I put on my lift kit on my 04.5, I had this same problem. I learned that I had to use a cheater bar and 2 gorillas to tighten the trackbar bolts to the point of nuclear fusion. Then I had no more pops on binding noises.
Jamie