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Old 05-15-2008, 06:45 PM
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Replaced my factory lca,I thought the bushing was bad,not it,installed Adj umi's same noise,from p/s front mounting bolt.jacked up move frt to back hear noise frt mount bolt{not loose,torqued}any idea's?drivers side fine.driving and hitting concrete joints in the road when its noticeable.its fine on regular roads.any help???
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have you checked the jouncers? mine were bad and it made a weird noise coming from the rear.
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its definitly the frt mount,i jacked it,pulled the wheel frt to back,as if your hitting a hole,and it makes the noise.
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Originally Posted by johnnydje
Replaced my factory lca,I thought the bushing was bad,not it,installed Adj umi's same noise,from p/s front mounting bolt.jacked up move frt to back hear noise frt mount bolt{not loose,torqued}any idea's?drivers side fine.driving and hitting concrete joints in the road when its noticeable.its fine on regular roads.any help???
What did you torque the bolt to? I usually recommend 130 ft. lbs sometimes maybe even a little more if you have subframes on the car and the bolt has to pass thru them.....
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also having the same problem but only on one side...like a slam when i go over a bump...bolts are tightened and fittings are greased
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Originally Posted by BMR Tech
What did you torque the bolt to? I usually recommend 130 ft. lbs sometimes maybe even a little more if you have subframes on the car and the bolt has to pass thru them.....
umi says 74lbs,no subframes
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Originally Posted by staringback05
also having the same problem but only on one side...like a slam when i go over a bump...bolts are tightened and fittings are greased
Mine is the pass side,mines not a slam more like rattlingenough to drive me crazy
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Originally Posted by johnnydje
Mine is the pass side,mines not a slam more like rattlingenough to drive me crazy
same with mine. im about to try and make some kind of spacer to put on one end to keep it from twisting. has anyone ever tried it?




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