Alright, lemme do the "I searched and searched but didnt find anything" thing and get it over with. Did find some pages, but nothing that helped, everyone's noises were hub caps.

I have rims 17x7, Tein S-tech's, Hotchkis sway, APR underbrace (thats not all, just what could possibly relate to my problem)

And I have a clicking sound under 45 and above 15-18mph. . . Doesn't change when I turn (ie, doesnt get worse) but it does seem to stop when I get on the brakes pretty good. I've got 44K and some change on it and dunno if the brakes need to be replaced or not (I drive in ATL traffic, you know, the kind that you take an hour to move about 20 feet. Stop and go) and can't seem to find the problem. Rotated my tires this past weekend, went away, then came back tonight. . . And it's really buggin me out. Dunno if im going to crash and explode and die in a burning metal box because of this sound, so if anyone has any information for me, I'd greatly appreciate it.


*EDIT*- The sound also can only be heard from the inside of the vehicle, I had my girlfriend stand in the road and I drove past her, she said she couldn't hear anything. But maybe it's an untrained ear, or lack of a paranoid one.

 

Any debris in the tread...stone, nail etc?? Check out the backing plate behind the front brakes (the flat sheet metal disc that protects the back of the rotor). This part is pretty flimsy and may have gotten knocked out of place (bent) so it can contact something. Worn brakes could cause this type issue but not likely. Good luck.

 

Sounds like the brake pads are loose in the caliper. If not that could be a bad CV joint. Have you checked the boots for tears lately?

 

Gremlins?

 

Also, check to make sure that the brake disc shield is straight.
Are the wheels new? Any possibility of scraping between the caliper and wheel?

 

Check the center cap for your wheel too. Sometimes they work loose and wiggle just a bit.

 

I had that. The clicking was really bad when I put on the brakes while backing up. Pulled the pads out of the calipers and just kinda bent the spring clips out a little, put everything back together and no more clicking.

 

Well. . . I checked everything out, found a possible problem on the way, one of my wheel studs is stripped. . . So I got a new one and i tightened the crap out of it, bend the brake shield back some, messed with the way the pads sit in the caliper, and the sound is done. . . But that stripped wheel stud scares me, it ended up working the other lugs a little loose so im stopping every so often a checking up on the little buggers. I appreciate everyones help, Thanks.

 

Glad you got it figured out.