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Old 01-20-2015, 08:20 PM
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I've had them for a year and they will not stop clicking on bumps tonight I tightend everything as tight as possible and still clicking on bumps I'm so lost I hope someone figured this out
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What type of clicking are you talking about? One possibility: Did you totally remove the dust shield, or did you leave them in where they may be loose and can bounce when you hit a bump? Ask me how I know to look for that...
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good thought, there really isn't anything in the assembly able to make a click? but I hope you find it!
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Did the shock nut come loose? I had that happen once or twice. Threadlock fixed that.
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What kind of trailing arms do you have
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I'm not sure why it would cause "clicking", but don't over-torque the top shock nut... or any of them, for that matter. I can't remember the TQ specs off the top of my head, buy they're pretty damn low.
Now if it's more of a "rattle" than a "click", and it happens mostly when you're going over rough, cracky road, then your shock(s) is/are blown. I've never heard blown shocks sound so bad than in this vehicle. Sounds like a bag of marbles rolling around back there.
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I had the same issue and kept tightening everything thinking it was still loose. Turned out I was hitting the trailing arms. Though I'm not running stock wheels. How low are you?
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Originally Posted by lowoctane
I had the same issue and kept tightening everything thinking it was still loose. Turned out I was hitting the trailing arms. Though I'm not running stock wheels. How low are you?
Ha same with me
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could i get more info on what the two above are talking about? wider rear wheels?
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Yes, wider rear wheels will contact the trailing arms (depending on the offset, of course).



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