Knocking sound coming from front left

I noticed this sound start yesterday while driving on some snow covered roads. Roads are clear today but I still hear it. I've got Bilstein 5100's with OME 885 springs and JBA UCA, and front driver side spacer for taco lean. This was all installed a little over a year ago.

When I hit small bumps I'm hearing a clunking sound. It almost feels like something is bottoming out on the front driver side. Everything feels fine at highway speeds. I looked at things when I got to work this morning and can't visually see anything that would be causing this.

Any suggestions as to what could be going on?

 

Sway bar link?

 

Nope, all is clear... just dirty and salty AF.

 

Hmmm.... Might I need to get under the truck to check that? And would it be a visual inspection or do I need to take something apart?

 

you will have to get under, most times it will show up if you grap hold of the sway bar close to the link and apply rapid up and down force on it, kinda like a forceful wiggle. it may not show up when its on the ground, you might have to get both wheels off the ground

 

Gotcha. Thanks for the info! I'll see if I can find a way to do this after work.

 

If it is the sway bar, what needs fixed/replaced?

 

Following.

I have a similar noise as well. 'Feel' it under my left foot when resting on the dead pedal.
No sway bar. Took that junk off a while ago.

My visual inspections are the same, OP. Just iced, slushed, and salted.

 

If it is the sway bar you will either have to replace the sway bar link that's attached to the very end of the bar or the bushings that hold the bar to the frame more towards the middle

 

I may need to do a better visual inside the wheel area. We're getting a warm up tomorrow which should melt everything.

 

It'll start a for saying this:

Take off the sway bar if you wheel, man. Best decision I ever made!
I'm a 4 banger, so the 885 are so damn stiff, the truck barely rolls unless I drive like I have somewhere to be.

 

I get that. But, if I am ever in an accident and it's discovered that I do not have a sway bar, I'm liable for removing that safety/control piece.

 

It could be a loose end link, which may not be obvious just by looking at it. All you need is a 17mm to tighten it back up

Like previously mentioned, the end links or the bushings, both of which are cheap. If the bushings, I have some I can mail you. I have two sway bars chilling in my shed.

 

Sweet! Thanks man. I'll inspect and let you know if I need to replace anything.

 

When I sold my previous tacoma, I wasn't sure if I was going to be getting back into one, yet I still was on TW every single day. It's a great place to hang out and offer advice, among other things! I'm very happy I was able to get back into one and continue the trend.

 

Definitely! Much love to TacomaWorld as a community.

 

i have a similaiar sound the other day made a turn into a parking lot heard a clunk or knock from my driver side, all other times it drives fine i have old man emu with 886 and dakars in rear with armor all around im gonna check tomorrow.