Coil Spring Noise

[deadbeat]

I have a 1990 ranger s-cab 4x4 stock ride, everytime i hit a bump on the drivers side it makes an awfull noise. I can spray the top of the coil spring with pb blaster and the noise will go away for a couple weeks. What do I need to do to fix this? BTW the metal spring hanger looks to be in good shape.

 

[deadbeat]

i must be the only person to have this problem, ill tear it apart and see if i can post some more details or figure something out

 

[skippy]

are you sure it is the coil spring making the noise?check the radius arm bushing.they are know to go bad,giving a hell of a noise at times.fwiw.

 

[2manyfords]

There is a plastic bushing that sits between the bottom of the spring and the spring perch. If it's missing or broke the spring could make strange noises.

 

[4x4junkie]

I've had the coils on mine make a creak-like noise in the past, sometimes simply jacking up the truck and "shifting" the coil around in the mount ¼" or so will shut it up.

Another trick might be to grind down the corner on the end of the upper coil winding of the driverside coil so it's rounded off a bit (this way it's not gouging into the pocket at the top of the coil bucket as much).

 

[deadbeat]

alright, thanks for the suggestions, ill try to take the spring off and grind the edge off and re-install it at about a 1/4 of a turn more.