cracking noise in front end

spyder · 04-17-2002

greetings, i have always had this cracking noise in the front end under braking, and sometimes under acceleration. i had it in at the front end place, and they looked at it and put in new inner tie rods and ball joints. then when it came back, the cracking was more evident under braking and acceleration. everything steers perfect no rattles or anything, new pads in the front, rotors recut. i have no idea what that cracking is. do any of you?

**ScottHalliday** · 04-17-2002

Gee, good question. Sounds more suspension related to me. Have you had the the front end bushings and springs checked out?

Jarrett · 04-18-2002

Sounds like one of the bushings in the front controls arms are dry/cracked. The front end check would not have picked this up. Bounce the car up and down (while parked

) and determine if you get any squeaking or any other noises.

BEATNGU · 04-19-2002

Sup. Dude, i've had a similar problem for 'bout a year now. My '94 GT vert only does it under acceration at high speeds, like merging onto the highway or passing someone on the highway, usually around 65 MPH or above. Sounds like a craking and/or poping sound, sometimes it comes from the front of my car & sometimes it comes from the rear! Just another one of the reasons why i will never buy another "rustang", problaly never domestic again!

spyder · 04-30-2002

well i bounce the car up and down and it doesn't make a sound. how can i tell if its the front end bushings ? thanks

Vortex · 04-30-2002

On convertibles its the twisting of the body, subframes help but dont cure the prob.

spyder · 05-01-2002

ii dont have a vert. i think its the piece that sits inside the wheel well on the front left side. it is loose and i moved it around some and made the noise i typically hear. so since its that i will look at it and perhaps rivet that baby back in and see what happens. thanks dood

gmaak · 12-12-2002

I have had similar problems. The fix for me was to lubricate the torsion bar bushings.

kyle_c_21 · 12-12-2002

spyder: my car did the same thing, it was a bent spindal(sp) put the new one on, got it alligned and it never did it again. i was told it was the strut, control arm bushings and my frame. i had my car on a frame rack and the strut and control arm bushings replace. it turned out my spindle was bent. it would cause the spring to pop when it was compressed. this may not be ur problem, but this was what happend to mine.

guspq · 12-12-2002

Check your sway bar end links, my car was making strange cracking noise to had it checked out and was told to replace the front end links. So I replaced all the end links front and rear noise was gone and the car felt tighter to.

spyder · 12-12-2002

thats what i think it is for me, sway bar bushings, there in bad shape, and when i did my spring swap, i noticed that immediatly after it didn't make noise but started to agian. and did take notice to these bushings being ruffed up. whats a good set of bushings for a good price?

GTRaptor · 12-12-2002

Try energy suspension bushings

guspq · 12-13-2002

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Originally posted by GTRaptor
Try energy suspension bushings

You can get either the whole links or just the bushings at pep boys just remember to grease them or they will squeak and drive you nuts.