need help

[bobbyjoes]

Hi . i have a 1998 buick lasabre,its makes a rattle noise all the time on front end and speacially over rough services, the tires are are in good shape except the way outside of passenger tire is bald with cords showing the outside 2 inches ,where would i start ,i jacked it up today no movement when holding top and bottom of tire ,there is movement side to side,thanks for your help

[maxwedge]

Fix the side to side, see what happens, we cannot accurately diagnose rattles from here.

[Scrapper]

Originally Posted by bobbyjoes

Hi . i have a 1998 buick lasabre,its makes a rattle noise all the time on front end and speacially over rough services, the tires are are in good shape except the way outside of passenger tire is bald with cords showing the outside 2 inches ,where would i start ,i jacked it up today no movement when holding top and bottom of tire ,there is movement side to side,thanks for your help

more than likey that tire being that bad you should really get a new or used because it should really shaking in steering wheel and thats pobably most rattles i asume you have the 3800 in it.

[imidazol97]

Originally Posted by bobbyjoes

Hi . i have a 1998 buick lasabre,its makes a rattle noise all the time on front end and speacially over rough services, the tires are are in good shape except the way outside of passenger tire is bald with cords showing the outside 2 inches ,where would i start ,i jacked it up today no movement when holding top and bottom of tire ,there is movement side to side,thanks for your help

A rattle when one wheel or both are moved up and down driving over rough surfaces most likely is the sway bar. The rubber bushings on the sway bar wear away and the bar is hitting the metal of the cross member.

Also the links at the ends of the sway bar that connect the ends to the moving A-arms break. They are a metal rod inside a large plastic tube with bushings on each end. The metal rod inside rusts. Replacements are about $8 at Autozone. Stabilizer links.

[Scrapper]

thats what i would have said on stablelizer links and bushings. and if your tire when yo can move it side to side it's tie rod end it's either in or outer tie rod and you need to get that tire replaced or it's going to blow. get those replaced and take it to get a alighnment.