So for awhile now everytime i turn the wheel at low speeds there is a popping noise in my front end. it sounds almost by the driver side. but when i put it on a lift it sounds like the leaf springs. ive done everything that my local offroad shops said to do. (welding all cross members, tighening all lift bolts, and look for broken rivets) ive done all of that and nothing works. can anyone help?

 

have you checked the front track bar? thats usually what it is. or sway bar links/bushings.

you said tightening all lift bolts, im assuming the truck is lifted? if so what is it and how high?

look at ball joints or tie rods?

 

hey mine does it too! just has a leveling kit. when i'm turning and/ or turning while going thru a dip. new sway bar links, ball joints. track bar is tight.

 

im not sure what kind of lift but its a 4in lift, and there is no sway bar on the truck. ill check the tie rods and ball joints next.

 

Could it be the outer u joints in your front end ?

 

usually youll find if your outer u-joints are doing it, it would be ALOT harder to steer, and going down the road the steering wheel would like to stay where its at. the the usual, not saying its not a possibility.

check tie rods and drag link and all that jazz. mine does it too, but i know theres a little slack in the front end as well.

also check ball joints, upper ball joints will sometimes "pop" while turning if they're somewhat worn

 

if my ball joints are going bad already i'm going head hunting! but i'm not getting any play out of them.

 

yea if they seem tight, its probably somewhere in the steering linkage. like i said earlier mine does the same thing, but i know theres a little play in it.

 

look at the front shackle, they are known to break. ive had to replace two. they make the same sound.

 

on the OBS... mine is a 99. it's a bigger shackle and perch. i pried and shook all my steering components and i have no play.