Front end noise

stang1986GT

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I have an 86 GT, and it's always had this noise at the front end. When I go across railroad tracks or up my gravel driveway, it seems like something is loose in the suspension travel..just can hear something banging around slightly. Could this be the inner tie rod ends? What else should I check while under the car? I'm more used to older Mustangs where you just check the ball joints and be done with it...anything on the rack I should be looking at?

Thanks.

 

BK_CAULEY

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i say check the ball joints first. and tie rod ends shouldnt rattle at all. if they where that worn out you could feel it when you turn and your car would pull from side to side.

 

stang1986GT

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That's what I thought on the tie rod ends...steers tight. Thanks a lot!

 

MahFiVeOh

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I had a similar noise with my car a while back.It ended up being the front caliper bolts (sliders) The rubber bushing was deteriorated and caused a clunking noise when ever i went over a rough road or bump.Maybe thats your problem.

 

Roland69

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take your front brakes apart and clean and lube everything....and replace parts if they are worn...Mine make a rattle noise over some bumps. Been meaning to do that but never found the time.

 

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How about the sway bar links (stabilzer links)?

 

stang1986GT

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cjnecessary said:

How about the sway bar links (stabilzer links)?

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The sway bar links are new. I now recall thinking that the sway bar bushings I put on were a little too large...I totally forgot about that (I sold this car once and then got it back after about a year so I've forgotten everything I've done to it)...I need to check that again. It's a shame that there are 264 different sway bar sizes...lol.

 

Roland69

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yes they could rattle aroud in a too big of a bushing lol

 

stang1986GT

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Roland69 said:

yes they could rattle aroud in a too big of a bushing lol

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Yep...haha. I just need to take a weekend and crawl under the car and check everything really well. I'm sure I'll find about 10 things to be fixed. Not bad though...it's a really nice little daily driver and at least I don't have a car payment.