Hey guys, im new to this forum and still gettin used to the layout. I have a 1994 Ford Ranger XLT 4 wheel drive with the 4.0L V6. I have a horrible rattling sound coming from the front suspension. I just replaced the radius arm bushings and the sound went away for bout 3 days and now its coming back and its even louder than before! Any help would be extremely appreciated! thanks!

im having the same problem man. and i have the same truck. is it on the drivers side?

no mine sounds like its coming from the passenger side. ive checked the ball joints and they seem alright, idk what else i could be?

yeah im having the same problem, but on the drivers side. it does it when i even go over the smallest bumps. it sounds like something is ridiculously loose. im thinking it could either be the spring bushings or the shocks. im having a hard time with it though i hope nothing breaks

I had a similiar issue after I changed balljoints, rotors wheelbearings etc(they all needed to be replaced). I still had a rattle. My shocks are original so I thought maybe it was them. It ended. Up being the hubcap rim. I pulled off the chrome hubcap that went around the outside of the rim. The rattle went away. Lol

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2004 Ext Cab, 4WD, 4.0, Auto, 154k. (4.0 engine is out of a 2009 Ranger w/96k) ( as of 7/1/2017)

2004 Ranger, Ext Cab, 2WD, 3.0, 5 speed , 4WABS, crank windows, no cruise, Edge 116k.(6/5,2014) (SOLD).
1999 Ford Ranger, Reg Cab, 2.5, 5 speed, 2WD, no AC, 150k (SOLD).

I had a rattle that was loud coming from the drivers side every time I hit a bump in the road. come to find out mine was the inside brake shoe that had lost the rattle clip. I could rattle it with my hand on the inside of the wheel.

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i had a bad rattle around the same area u guys are getting. i climbed under my truck and looked at the cross member under the tranny the 4 bolts that hold that together were loss. check that. i havent had a rattle sense.

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95 ford ranger 3.0 v6 side step 5 speed 4x4
mods: 6" bds sus lift, 33x12.5r15 bfg km2, expo OHC/expo power seats, full length expo console, 2 1/2" flowmaster super 44 cat back, 4 procomp 5" offroad lights, clear headlights and turn signals, 6k hid kit, 25% tint (fronts)

PNW CREW

Did you ever figure this problem out? I have a 93' with the same issue.
Farmerb