Possibly needs Ball joints?

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10-29-2014, 12:05 PM

302Travis

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Possibly needs Ball joints?

03 gt 108k miles. Lowered 1.5in. Does it sound like a typical life span for ball joints? I am having a creaking noise from the front end over bumps at slow speed and sometimes while turning. Sway bar bushings look ok, but maybe the looks can be decieving?

Anyone have experience with a creaking noise that sounds kinda like an old mattress?

How could i test the ball joints?

11-02-2014, 10:40 AM

uberstang1

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Do you have any polyurethane bushings on anything.

11-02-2014, 03:02 PM

302Travis

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Not as far as i know... being the third owner. But it most definitely is the ball joints.. the boots are barely there. Age and weather got em i guess. Time for new jointS

11-09-2014, 08:56 PM

GTTravers508

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Re grease your ball joints. I had the same issue and put some new grease in them with a grease gun and the sound went away.

11-10-2014, 11:56 AM

302Travis

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Originally Posted by GTTravers508

Re grease your ball joints. I had the same issue and put some new grease in them with a grease gun and the sound went away.

This did stop the sound for me. But only for three weeks. Then thats when i found the boots were destroyed.. so im replacing them. 93 bucks for both sides by Moog.