creaking and moaning

i know what you're thinking but no, i'm not talkin about your mama's bed. BAM!

Ok now that i got that out of the way here comes the serious part. after i installed my 5100's at 2.5 i hear some moaning and creaking from the front end when i turn it all the way in one direction. mostly pulling into and out of parking spots. any ideas? am i hearing the CV joints? are they unhappy? input is appreciated. thanks in advance guys!

 

Funny, I was thinking exactly that when I read the thread title.

 

Crossmember? 'Creaking' is usually a symptom of load bearing parts-maybe the new stuff caused a shift in weight on the frame or crossmember?

 

I had this happen to my 95 Mazda in highschool. It made some weird grinding and moaning noises. I could also feel it in the steering wheel when I made turns. From what I remember it did it more when I turned to the right. Turned out that the boot was practically none existent and had to be replaced. Hopefully your CV joints aren't damaged.

 

yeah i need to get a diff drop kit soon, i was planning on that anyway. but i only lifted 2.5 inches, i didnt think it would cause any damage anytime in the near future. i figured my CV's would wear a little faster than stock but not too bad. i guess it's more of a creaking and popping, i just said "moaning" so i could throw in the "your mama joke". i know popping is CV joints but i just didnt think a small lift would affect it like this. to do a diff drop you have to lower your skid plate with spacers dont you?

 

yeah, as of now i'm running the paper thin "skid plate" from teh factory. i didnt even think about banging it out to make room, thats a good idea. i checked my CV boots and they look fine and no leaking. i dont know if this is normal after a lift or not, i've never lifted anything before. but every time it does it i cringe and think about my baby hurting

 

hey nd. I think it might be your sway bar binding up. this is what mine sounds like too on occasion, and i've heard of this before. theres someone out there that makes a billet aluminum spacer to relocate the mount where it bolts to the frame. i'll have to look a little bit for you.

 

on my kit i had no problem reinstalling the stock skid after my diff drop. check out extremetrucktoys.com

 

i think this is what you need:

Its from All Pro:

 

thanks for the input xtreme. i appreciate you taking the time to look all that up

 

sure, no problem nd.