OME/Rancho squeaking still!

[kjweston]

installed OME 927s and Rancho 17505s at 89900m got about 92500 on the clock now still major squeaking.. anyone know why? figured they'd be settled by now.

 

[Corwyyn]

installed OME 927s and Rancho 17505s at 89900m got about 92500 on the clock now still major squeaking.. anyone know why? figured they'd be settled by now.

Could be bushings going out - check the swaybar links and mounts, UCA and LCA bushings, etc.

 

[kjweston]

ok ima go lather them up with some silicone spray too


Thanks, Chase

 

[kjweston]

just lathered em up and shook the kj side to side still squeaking.. sounds like its something to do with the coils or struts.. its very annoying from inside the jeep while driving.

 

[kj924]

Do you have greasable BJ's? Maybe the BJ is dry.....

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

It could be a balljoint either way. Does it do it when you steer too?

Jim (towstrap) had issues of squeaking from his frankenlift. He wound up removing all the spacers and such that makes it a frankenlift and putting the stock isolators back in

 

[kjweston]

It could be a balljoint either way. Does it do it when you steer too?

Jim (towstrap) had issues of squeaking from his frankenlift. He wound up removing all the spacers and such that makes it a frankenlift and putting the stock isolators back in

This stopped the squeaking?? I determined my ball joints are bad. but its squeaked since right after i put the OME/Rancho on.. then quieted down a little. now I really notice it since I just put KK clevis on.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

It's probably swaybar bushings then.

 

[kjweston]

It's probably swaybar bushings then.

all this guessing game is killing me i sprayed them with silicone lube until they were dripping.. need to be replaced?

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Probably not.
Does the squeaking also happen when you steer?

 

[kj924]

I'm gonna say ball joints, since you put a KK clevis fork in it, that changes front end geometry changing the position the ball stud actually rides in now.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Yeah, that's where ThunderbirdJunkie is leaning

 

[kj924]

So are they original ball joints?

 

[kjweston]

So are they original ball joints?

yes well they were the recalled ones. but original a arms so they are at a bad angle.. im waiting for funds to buy suitable ones for the lift.. might have to replace BJ until i can get the $300+ for the arms

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

If you're under recall for UCA's why don't you get them replaced gratis?

 

[ridenby]

If you're under recall for UCA's why don't you get them replaced gratis?

Duh

 

[kjweston]

well werent the ball joints a recalled thing? they were replaced when i bought it.. and would they replace them since i have a lift??

 

[Ry' N Jen]

FWIW, our Frankenlift also groaned for the first few days we drove it.
I did what Heather told me to do and go out and hit some good bumps
at 20-30 mph so the coil springs can break in. Having done that, all is
fine now. No more sweaking or groaning from the front end.

 

[kjweston]

FWIW, our Frankenlift also groaned for the first few days we drove it.
I did what Heather told me to do and go out and hit some good bumps
at 20-30 mph so the coil springs can break in. Having done that, all is
fine now. No more sweaking or groaning from the front end.

i would do that if my ball joints weren't on the verge of killing me and my front suspension.. gotta park the beast until i replace them