LiftedPlatti

I'm now having a small problem with my truck. I believe it could be time for new wheel hubs. Some symptoms will be like, I'll be sitting still and accelerate, but during acceleration, I can hear a crackling noise, and while coasting at any speed, especially braking, I can feel vibration, and it's definitely not coming from my tires because they aren't that aggressive to give off that much vibration.
I don't believe its the brakes making this problem since I don't feel vibration in my brake pedal. Wheels kinda feel a little bit loose and I kicked my tires a few times, and I can see the wheel and tire jiggling.
My truck has 300k miles on it. What do you think?

Newfiedan

Check your tie rod ends it will cause that vibration if they are worn.

techrep

iTrader: (1)

Jack up the front end and wiggle and spin your tires..

Brian's FX4

Could be lower ball joints, too. That's what came to mind as I read what you were having. Not too hard to replace, either.

Regulator

bro if it crackles when you accelerate, i am most certain its time to either grease those hubs or replace em... crackling when accelerating won't come from a ball joint or a tie rod thats something thats not rotating properly....

I'd pull the hubs off each side and take a gander... thats where I'd start

Brian's FX4

Dang...I didn't catch the crackling part, lol...definitely retract my ball joint opinion. I just replaced my driver side hub...super super easy.