rear suspension clunk question: what shocks do you guys, w/ the noise, have?
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mine disappeared after i swapped shocks.
the only think I can think of, is that the upper rear suspension head of the shock had some 'play'
Could you do me a favor and try to place a rubber washer in with the upper bolt or the head?
I am loathe to test fate and get that horrible noise again.
The reason I asked: I was wondering if there would be some similarity in equipment that we could point to.
Could you do me a favor and try to place a rubber washer in with the upper bolt or the head?
I am loathe to test fate and get that horrible noise again.
The reason I asked: I was wondering if there would be some similarity in equipment that we could point to.
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i am thinking that this is the prob that a lot of folk have.
my lower bolts were golden. I torqued them to and above spec, but still had the noise.
I torqued the upper bolts but had no success eliminating the noise.
however, i just replaced the shocks, and so far *knock on wood* no noise. My guess is that the upper bolt/head is finally tight enough to not shift, or the bilsteins that got have a wider head than the konis did.
I wanted to measure them, but w/o a micrometer, i could not get anything accurate.
I am hoping that someone will test my guess.
I torqued the upper bolts but had no success eliminating the noise.
however, i just replaced the shocks, and so far *knock on wood* no noise. My guess is that the upper bolt/head is finally tight enough to not shift, or the bilsteins that got have a wider head than the konis did.
I wanted to measure them, but w/o a micrometer, i could not get anything accurate.
I am hoping that someone will test my guess.
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Re: mine disappeared after i swapped shocks.
"Could you do me a favor and try to place a rubber washer in with the upper bolt or the head?"
Sure--what do you mean exactly?
I replaced the upper bolt, too--didn't seem to help.
Sure--what do you mean exactly?
I replaced the upper bolt, too--didn't seem to help.