Front Rattling - Rear Grinding

[ABuseO]

When Im driving and i hit some filled in pot holes or im driving on pretty rough gravel, basically anything that makes the suspension move, the front ______ is rattling, i was thinking it needed control arms, but i would like some more ideas.


Also there is a rear passenger side grinding, its a very defined grind, but it doesn't affect the drive, at least not noticeably. The grinding goes as acceleration and deceleration is applied. On this i was thinking maybe a wheel bearing, but again i don't have a good idea.

What do you think guys?

[jlevie]

The rattle up front could be bad control arm ball joints, CABs, upper shock mounts, sway bar links or bushings, loose parts in/around the engine bay or even bad motor mounts. An inspection will be needed to determine the cause.

The rear grinding doesn't really sound like a wheel bearing. Generally those make a noise that's independent of accelleration and gets louder with increasing speed. A problem in the differential, half-shafts, or driveshaft can be accelleration dependent.