Ever since I did my five lug, occasionally I get this kind of groaning noise that sounds like it is coming from the front end, and I can't seem to nail down where it is coming from. I'm running 95 spindles with used calipers/pads off a 97 V6 car, still running drums in the back, just five lug axles and ranger drums. I "thought" it was the caliper brackets on the front, but after a couple of re-torques it didn't go away. It also isn't consistent. Like just now on my drive home (27 miles with about 18 lights) it only did it once that I could hear. I checked pretty much everything, and nothing seems loose.
The little flimsy metal shields (idk what they are called, they slip in between the pads and caliper) and pretty beat/bent up. I also have a chirping noise that is coming from the pads at low speeds with light pedal pressure (similar situation as the groan), but that is from the anti squeal paint being worn off the pads. However just like the groan it goes away when I apply more pressure to the pedal (not a lot, just normal braking). The car stops good, doesn't pull, vibrate, shimmy, or do any other odd thing other then this noise. Nothing is loose either, I checked it with the front end in the air and its not the hub bearings. Does anybody have any kind of idea what is going on here?
Thanks
The little flimsy metal shields (idk what they are called, they slip in between the pads and caliper) and pretty beat/bent up. I also have a chirping noise that is coming from the pads at low speeds with light pedal pressure (similar situation as the groan), but that is from the anti squeal paint being worn off the pads. However just like the groan it goes away when I apply more pressure to the pedal (not a lot, just normal braking). The car stops good, doesn't pull, vibrate, shimmy, or do any other odd thing other then this noise. Nothing is loose either, I checked it with the front end in the air and its not the hub bearings. Does anybody have any kind of idea what is going on here?
Thanks