Funky noise after spring/shock install
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Drifting
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Funky noise after spring/shock install
All seemed to be running well and much tighter like I wanted until I began hitting some bumps at speed...like 30-40mph and I get a little wheel flutter. At the same time I get some klunking noises. If I had to guess I'd say it's the spring flopping around a little ? Is it possible to install one too loose or have I missed something else ? Sounds like its at the drivers foot.
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Drifting
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Thanks guys. I put it up on my ramps again and double checked the sway links the ball joints and the shock bolts. Can the top bolts be too loose on the shocks ? I tightened them as many turns as the ones I pulled out were. I wonder if I didn't adjust the spring adjusters far enough out....they were pretty much bottomed out when I installed it.
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Drifting
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These were very low mileage z51 springs and shocks. Much better than my OE. The car feels very tight and responsive. I was very surprised when I heard the clunking/rattling because it seemed like such an easy upgrade. I missed something. I thought if I left the adjusters bottomed out I would lower the front end a little . Bad idea ?
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The first places I would look are the sway bar end links and then look at the sway bar bushings. The links can cause a bad banging.
The upper shock nuts should be pretty tight. I don't recall if they bottom but they should at least be compressing the bushing pretty good. Lots of times the upper nut on a shock like that is turned down until it bottoms on the end of the threads.
The upper shock nuts should be pretty tight. I don't recall if they bottom but they should at least be compressing the bushing pretty good. Lots of times the upper nut on a shock like that is turned down until it bottoms on the end of the threads.
