Creaking sound on gen 2

[cloco]

Anyone recognize this creaking sound? It only happens when accelerating from a stop or very low speed. I’ll try and get a better video when it happens again but you can slightly hear it in this one.

 

[Nex]

Hard to hear. Need more information on your truck. Year, miles and modifications done to the truck.

Sway bar end links would be a wild αss guess without more information.

 

[cloco]

@Nex 2017 with 63.5k miles. I have eibach coilovers on the front and SPD exhaust. I’ve heard it on startup before as well but that was only once. It’s pretty much only when accelerating.

 

[Nex]

Did you torque the lower shock bolts to spec? Believe it's 425 lbs ft. @FordTechOne would know for sure.

 

[cloco]

@Nex i had a shop do the install of the coilovers. Retorque was also done

 

[FordTechOne]

@Nex i had a shop do the install of the coilovers. Retorque was also done

To 406 lb-ft right? I’m assuming the shop has a 3/4” torque wrench and didn’t just use an impact?

 

[smurfslayer]

To 406 lb-ft right? I’m assuming the shop has a 3/4” torque wrench and didn’t just use an impact?

that’s a BIG assumption.
and a great question.

 

[jAKe47]

To 406 lb-ft right? I’m assuming the shop has a 3/4” torque wrench and didn’t just use an impact?

406 lb/ft = 5 ugga dugga's on a Milwaukee mid torque impact, right?

 

[cloco]

@jAKe47 sounds correct to me. @FordTechOne I’ll have to check. But if something like that was loose, wouldn’t I hear it at any speed rather than just sometimes and only on acceleration from a stop?

 

[FordTechOne]

@jAKe47 sounds correct to me. @FordTechOne I’ll have to check. But if something like that was loose, wouldn’t I hear it at any speed rather than just sometimes and only on acceleration from a stop?

Not saying it’s loose, just possibly not torqued to spec. Which will create a noise as the shock bushing moves in the control arm. It also needs to be torqued at ride height, so either a 4 post drive on lift or on the ground.