New problem. noise from front (SOLVED!!!)

Alibro said:

You've changed the attitude of the struts so if one of them was about to get noisy you might have done enough to trigger it.
As for tyre wear, have you ever looked at the car from the front or back? After fitting the lift kit to mine the wheels are definitely have much more positive camber than before which will wear the outside edge of the wheels.

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The positive camber will also promote considerable and sudden under-steer unfortunately

Alibro said:

You've changed the attitude of the struts so if one of them was about to get noisy you might have done enough to trigger it.
As for tyre wear, have you ever looked at the car from the front or back? After fitting the lift kit to mine the wheels are definitely have much more positive camber than before which will wear the outside edge of the wheels.

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Tire wear has been present since before the lift kit and I have also installed chamber bolts so angle is corrected.

Joe_H said:

This is the sort of case where you could use decent diagnostics. I have a 6 channel electronic audio detector (a multi channel electronic stethoscope.) each detector has a crocodile clip that can be clipped onto items that you suspect. - IMO it is not a shock - but it could be -who knows ? - it is so helpful to have the audio pick up as you can connect to eachstrut top for example - also to a track rod and suspension arm - any combination really.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Elect...670018?hash=item3d26208342:g:6dgAAOxyiRlSa-oq
It seems expensive but is actually really really cheap when you compare the price of a few replacement parts that turn out to NOT be the issue.
It would be entirely logical to put the blame on the fitting 'lift kit' until proven differently.
As for your tyres. - after you have solved your problem - whatever they were like before you will still need to get the camber angles sorted at the front and then do the tracking - don't bother with tracking until you have the camber corrected.
Hopefully you get it sorted.
I still think it is the jack in the box lol

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Nice piece of kit

Charlot said:

Nice piece of kit

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Hi Charlot, It really really is useful !. It paid for itself in days. I got a s/h diff over here for the FL as the old one had a bit of a whine. The guy I got it from had also supplied the recon VCU and new bearings.
The 'new' diff didnt sound much better than the old one and he tried ot say it was tyre noise ;
Hooked up the gear, took him out - turned to to channel 1 - which had its clip on the diff - plain as day !. what he want aware of was that I had also hooked it up to the vcu bearings - they were making almost as much noise as the diff - but you could plainly here the difference -- each has a distinctive noise. New diff (properly re-conned this time - FOC, also new vcu bearings - which was a bit pointless as we also found out fairly quickly that his vcu was cr&p. - Ordered from Bell along with bearings - smooth as silk now.
I bought it to save the hassle of convincing the guy it was the diff. he wouldn't have it at all. When they proof in front of them they cannot squirm out of it.
Made a little audio amp to use instead of headphones as an option for testing by oneself. If you have another driver the phones are simply amazing. If a diff bearing is suspect you can even tell which side as the noise is completely different.
Best things I ever bought for the Land Rover were the Lynx diagnostic kit and the multi channel Audio scope.
It is fascinating listen to the VCU - for example - clip on pinion area, clip on driveshaft output area and clip on water cooler / gearbox side. If you know what it sounds like when it is good you have a damn good reference. I keep meaning to hook it up to the laptop to record 'good' noises

I had a very similar noise.It sounded like something was chafing for a start.Then started a light knocking on acceleration
with no noise when foot off the pedal.
Changed the driveshaft problem solved.

webley said:

I had a very similar noise.It sounded like something was chafing for a start.Then started a light knocking on acceleration
with no noise when foot off the pedal.
Changed the driveshaft problem solved.

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FINALLY SOLVED!!! Changed the front driver side driveshaft and noise gone.

1st run after installing drive shaft it sounded like the drive shaft was wobbling or not centered. That was a terrible feeling then on 2nd run everything gone. No noise. Smooth and better than before.

Also replaced lower ball joint. The one attached to the wishbone.

Thank you everyone for the help.

well done!