Popping from front end

[02_Tahoe]

When turning sharp at slow speeds I can hear a popping noise and I am positive it's from the front end because I can feel it in the steering wheel. I checked my ball joints and there is no play. Any ideas? Also just replaced tierods hoping to get rid of it but no luck. But some good news is I'm getting 18.5 mpg on the highway, so that's a plus

 

[Chubbs]

Don't sound so optimistic, that 18-1/2 mpg goes to ZERO when it's on 3 wheels as it goes from a pop-pop-pop to a "BAMM!"

 

[02_Tahoe]

Don't sound so optimistic, that 18-1/2 mpg goes to ZERO when it's on 3 wheels as it goes from a pop-pop-pop to a "BAMM!"

Thank you this reply really helps me figure out what's going on....smartass

 

[Chubbs]

Calm your ****. If I knew what was wrong with your truck I would be the first person to tell you all of the possible sources. Problem is, I have a "pop" noise too that I cannot locate, hard as I try. If you have ever attempted a search on this then you know what I'm talking about. Very rarely is 1 mans "pop" or "thunk" originating from the same place as somebody else's. Some people spend $1,000 rebuilding the front end and still, "THUNK!"
If it's not the front suspension, steering linkage or driveline then you have to look at the body mounts, crossmembers, motor/trans mounts, slip yokes/Ujoints, torsion bar crossmember isolator bushings, intermediate steering shaft bearings... IDK you tell me if that helps anybody. To me, this would be a smartass response.

 

[tdemontigny91406]

02 tahoe are you 4wd or 2wd

 

[Rocket Man]

Have you checked your swaybar endlinks? The rubber isolators are known to deteriorate.

 

[02_Tahoe]

02 tahoe are you 4wd or 2wd

4wd

 

[02_Tahoe]

Have you checked your swaybar endlinks? The rubber isolators are known to deteriorate.

Would that really cause popping noises

 

[tdemontigny91406]

I'd take a look at your cv axles, are your keys cranked up? if so hows your cv angles look?

 

[Rocket Man]

Most def

Would that really cause popping noises

Most definitely. I have a rear endlink with a bad bushing and it's making a popping noise when I drive over something just right. Same would go with the front and it's an easy visual inspection. Have you looked at them yet?

 

[02_Tahoe]

Most def

Most definitely. I have a rear endlink with a bad bushing and it's making a popping noise when I drive over something just right. Same would go with the front and it's an easy visual inspection. Have you looked at them yet?

Oh I've looked at them before and they are all cracked up and dry rotted. Never even thought they could cause it

 

[02_Tahoe]

I'd take a look at your cv axles, are your keys cranked up? if so hows your cv angles look?

It is lifted but the angles aren't bad I've seen worse

 

[PG01]

My pop, thunk, clunk whatever has been there since i drove the thing off the lot new in jan of 2013.... only on left turns....59,000 later and its still there..... doesn’t bother me enough to look for it

 

[02_Tahoe]

My pop, thunk, clunk whatever has been there since i drove the thing off the lot new in jan of 2013.... only on left turns....59,000 later and its still there..... doesn’t bother me enough to look for it

With my luck if I don't try to fix it I'll hear a loud pop and watch my tire go rolling away

 

[PG01]

With my luck if I don't try to fix it I'll hear a loud pop and watch my tire go rolling away

Been there dude.... scary shit when you watch your shit rolling past you...

 

[M1Gunner]

Did you have your keys cranks up at one point and recently lower them?

If it's only when you're turning that your hear this popping noise I feel very strongly that it is your CV axles.

 

[02_Tahoe]

Did you have your keys cranks up at one point and recently lower them?

If it's only when you're turning that your hear this popping noise I feel very strongly that it is your CV axles.

Yeah I did lower the keys a little bit because the back settled a bit and the truck was squatting. What would that do though?

 

[kwOH]

When I first got my 05, I had a popping going on, checked ball joints, tie rods, changed the cv’s. That wasn’t it, torsion bar cross member mount. If you live in an area with snow and salt, there are rubber mounts on each side of the crossmember that help it flex as the torsion bars twist, the salt drys out the rubber mount and it wont flex as it should and starts to pop as it moves.

 

[02_Tahoe]

When I first got my 05, I had a popping going on, checked ball joints, tie rods, changed the cv’s. That wasn’t it, torsion bar cross member mount. If you live in an area with snow and salt, there are rubber mounts on each side of the crossmember that help it flex as the torsion bars twist, the salt drys out the rubber mount and it wont flex as it should and starts to pop as it moves.

Yeah I live in Maryland and everything on that truck is rusted underneath so I guess that's a good possibility. Didn't realize how many different things could be causing that pop. This is going to take a while to figure out

 

[Rocket Man]

Yeah I live in Maryland and everything on that truck is rusted underneath so I guess that's a good possibility. Didn't realize how many different things could be causing that pop. This is going to take a while to figure out

Yeah, pretty much anything that moves.