clunking noise from front end????

ok i have an 09 d.c.s.b. and i have installed 5100@2.5 with stock springs about 2 months ago......now all of a sudden "only sometimes" when i am backing up i can hear a clank or clunk noise i belive is coming from the front end.....any where to look first??
i noticed the pass side tie rod end seams loose like i can grab it with my hand extreamly easy and rotate it.....
any help would be great..............

 

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I have this same exact problem any advice would be great

 

no helpers i guess ........im installing my l.r. uca this weekend hopefully if i dont freeze to death... i will really check out everything and let you know if i find anything......
do u have the vibe issue as well? 20-25

 

hi brutalguyracing,

Did you fix the clunk? I'm having the same problem.

 

well i belive i found mine it was loose bolts on my all pro skid plate.....
but it has only been 2 days ...no clunks
ill keep you posted......
i would go under the front end and check the entire front end see if anything looks or feels loose
good luck

 

nope not the problem... clunk still there when reversing and when going slow and hit the brakes or traversing a curb but not at all times

 

Same damn problem have no idea what it is

 

cv axle possibly??? Does it make noise when you turn??

 

that's if it's a 4X4

 

To the op: when you installed lift did you remove any botls that went into the spindle in any way?

 

yes it happens like when i am backing up when im parking but only sometimes then gone for a week then like today like 4 times....
idk
it is a 4x4

 

did you put any new wheels lately?? A few people have had this problem including myself and it ended up being the wrong lug nuts installed. Don't know if you have new wheels though??

 

I had the clunk with my stock TRD struts. It want away after the 5100's were installed.
Go figure!

 

yea i got moto metal 951 but lugs apear fine? what should i look for???

 

Ironic I hate the 951 as well

 

Have the lug nuts removed and inspected... my truck kept making a noise and it would go away for a while and then come back. I'm sure your problem is your lug-nuts... you should have them removed and inspected before you lose a wheel on the freeway.

 

i will take them off tomm/ but what am i looking for when i have them off????

 

well when i removed mine most of the studs were crossthreaded and actually a few of the studs also broke off in the process of removing the lugs. Yours might not be this bad, but an easy way to make sure there is no problem with your lug nuts would be to install the original wheels and lugs and drive it for a while and see if the noise dissapears. If it does, then you know where your problem is.