Front Suspension Rattle after mid perch.

[TAZMAN]

Just thought I would ask this here before I start the diagnosis of the rattle. I did the front mid perch and upper ICON arms and I now have a rattle which is pretty pronounced and actually sounds like it may be from the shock. I have a chassis ear but I just got back from a business trip so I haven't had a chance to even look at it other than to verify everything is tight. I figured I would post here just to see if someone has ran across this and could save me some time. Seems to be on both sides of the front.

I will try to install the chassis ear sensors tomorrow to see where it is but surely someone has had this happen?

 

[Huck]

To do the mid perch did you remove the shocks from the truck or leave them on? If you removed them the lower bolt might not be tight, needs 450 ft/lbs.

Otherwise i would go back and retorque all the uca mounting bolts, and the tapered joints. Might of just missed one, or did not get correct torque.

 

[Biggest]

It's the steering column. I had the same issue, it was replaced under factory warranty.

 

[TAZMAN]

I installed the chassis ear sensors and drove the truck last night. As suggested in another post, the Rigid lights were causing the rattle. They were installed at the same time I did the mid perch and the bracket bolt that holds the light on was hitting the inside of the bumper. The sound was transmitting to the frame. I was able to isolate it pretty quick using the available tools. I would of never guessed it was the lights but it was and it's resolved.

Thanks for all the input and suggestions.