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Feb 14, 2008 | 06:05 PM

bowtierodder

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loud drag suspension?

i just finished installing wolfe double adj. controll arms, a wolfe single sway bar, and comp. eng. rear shocks. ( and oztite carpet) I took the car out for a test drive and man is it noisey. every little bump or crack or pothole in the road and all i hear is " clack clack" sounds like my rear end was falling apart. i put the car up and checked everything out. it was all ok. so is everyone elses suspension this noisey? the actuall noise doesnt bother me, i just wantd to make sure thats how it was suppsed to be.

Feb 14, 2008 | 06:16 PM

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Rod ends are generally noisy on the street. I really can't hear mine too bad on the street but my car is pretty loud.

Feb 14, 2008 | 06:18 PM

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Noise here. But then again i think my Motor mounts need to be replaced. I'll post up after i do that and see if that is the only source of noise.

I beleive my LCA's and T/A clunk though. On uneven roads and loading and loading situations.

Feb 14, 2008 | 06:20 PM

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Yep, thats normal to hear the clanking. The Wolfe anti-roll drag bar is really geared towards track only car use and not really designed for street applications.

Feb 14, 2008 | 06:28 PM

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On top of what everyone has said, you also just installed very thin carpet and removed all sound deadening.

Feb 14, 2008 | 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rogue86

On top of what everyone has said, you also just installed very thin carpet and removed all sound deadening.

yeah i knew that wasnt helping the situation. but its good to hear its normal

Feb 15, 2008 | 05:39 AM

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ssmoov1 on here has complete rod ended rear suspension with SJM lower control arms and panhard bar, not a sound of it. SJM told him a lot of times people use too small of bolts in the rod ends and that causes a lot of the clunking.. some food for thought.