Clunking sound

Really?

 

Are these moog parts better than oem?

 

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Moog is fine.

 

Awesome. But just as good as oem?
Thank you

 

Sorry, no idea if they are as good as OEM. I would say doubtful, but they aren't that complex. They do seem to have a grease port, so that is cool.

 

No not as good as OEM

 

I would go OEM for tie rods if you wheel frequently. They’re not that expensive. Surprised yours are crapping out at 70k.

 

If your going to replace the outside tie rods then you might as well do the inside ones right away since you are in there. I am assuming the tacos have inside ones as my ranger had them and I did all of it without too much more work.

 

Yeah I might do that.

are these the part numbers?

Outer tie rod end: 4504609340

Inner tie rod end: 4550309550

thanks.

 

Double check your lower control arm alignment cam bolts are torqued, I had a clunking after an alignment and got under there and they were maybe torqued to 50 ft lb, they should be 100 or so. It was making all kinds of clunking noises until I tightened them up

 

Ok I did what you said and the LCA bolts were a little loose. Tightened them and the clunking got less clunkier. It’s almost gone. Should I tighten more? I did 100 lb torque.

 

Awesome I'm glad it helped a bit! I did mine to 100, maybe a hair more since I was putting all my weight into it in an awkward position lol, it's hard to get the position just right under there. I've read of people going higher but I think the OEM spec is 100. Also make sure you are doing it with the tires on the ground/under the weight of the truck in case you didn't do it that way

 

Oh shit I did it with the weight off. I also have the dirt king Lcas and I just called them and the spec is 100.

maybe I’ll try again with the weight on.
Thanks so much for your help.

 

Yeah, it makes it a lot more difficult to do it that way, but the suspension parts need to be tightened under the weight of the truck to keep the bushings from binding -- it would be much easier to drive up on some ramps if you have them. It's hard to make room for the torque wrench -- I'm no mechanic but I'd try it again, loosen the bolts a bit and then make sure you do the final torque under weight of the truck - you may need to get a marker to make sure the alignment stays the same as you tighten it

 

great, will do.
Thanks a lot.

 

If you have extra time to kill you can mark the cam positions, then one at a time pull each bolt and sleeve off and slather some anti seize on it so it doesn't become rusted in there. I just did it last weekend on my 2016 and it was pretty nasty. I used a metal brush from my gun cleaning kit to scrape the rust out of the bushing sleeve, I was surprised how rusty it was already

 

thanks! I actually already did that. Someone on here also recommended it.

 

Ok problem is gone. Thanks guys.

so glad I didn’t order a bunch of parts.