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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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I have a bad squeaking noise up front. It gets horrible when my breaks but it does it all the time what you think if is my brakes or bearings?
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 02:48 PM
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sounds like your lower ball joints. God awful noise.
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 03:40 PM
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Yea lower ball joints sound awful. Fixin to replace mine this weekend...drivin me crazy. But you should check your brakes as well could be a combo of both
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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So yall think it's my lower ball joints. It squeaks bad. Can you grease them? Or jus get new wons.
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Replace them. Take the load off the suspension and see if they have any play in them. If they do they're bad. Autozone has them for 28 bucks with lifetime warranty so won't be too hard on the wallet
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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That's not bad. I have the stuff to change them. So I'll change them an check my breaks
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 05:31 PM
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I would say brakes if it gets worse when u hit them ball joints make the sqeek when move up and down and turn just get on your bumper and jump
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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can i go a size larger than my 275 60 17 on my 2003 truck without messing with my speedometer i need new tires
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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I jumped on my bumber an it didn't squeak. But I haven't had these brake pads and rotor long at all why would they be quaking?
Thanks tootall
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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Maybe rock or something stuck in rotor jack up front end spin each side see which side is noisy
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