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2015 front suspension / steering click pop creak knock rub squeak tap

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My truck makes 2 noises every time I back out of the garage and into the street. My driveway slopes down away from the garage and a little to the left, and there is an asphalt curb at the end that I have to roll down into the street. The street slopes up to the right. So basically I am backing down into a valley and turning 90 degrees to back up the hill so that I can drive forward down the hill.

 

When I'm about halfway out of the garage, I turn the steering wheel a little to the right to start the bed moving to the right. At that time I hear a single tap from the front of the truck, it sounds like a hammer lightly tapping the frame of the truck.

 

Then at the bottom of the driveway the rear wheels roll down the curb and up to the right as I'm turning the wheel to back up into the street. When the bed rolls down the curb as I'm turning, it picks the left front end up away from the tires and there is a single creak, or rub, or knock, again from the front of the truck. It sounds like a shaft turning in a tight rubber collar, or a snug bolt that is sliding in a slot.

 

I have 29,000 miles and it has been happening for a long time. The dealer said they tightened the front crossmember bolts but that didn't fix it. I've tightened the front sway bar bolts, the upper ball joint nut, the three nuts on top of the strut, the rear U-bolts that hold the leaf springs in place, and the center crossmember bolts.

 

I believe the noise started while the suspension was stock. I added a 2" front leveling spacer under the strut, then took it out and put in a 1" spacer on top of the strut. None of that seemed to make any difference. The 1" top spacer is in there now.

 

The noises also happen in parking lots. Only at low speeds and I think only when turning.

 

OK I welcome any suggestions, thank you everybody.

Sierra706 Senior Enthusiast

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Sounds like a worn upper balljoint. Mine started right after I leveled it 2". I had 12k miles on the truck

 

 

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Turns out it was the REAR springs! I soaked them with WD-40 and the rub/creak went away. It lasted a few weeks and now I'm in a normal maintenance mode of spraying the leaf springs every so often, I see a lot of other posts with people complaining about the same issue.

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