question on noises from Spohn Adj. TA
question on noises from Spohn Adj. TA well i just got my torque arm installed today....and ive noticed clunking noises...is this normal?
i can feel the difference with the TA...and it feels great....just wanna know if i should concerned about the noises.
i can feel the difference with the TA...and it feels great....just wanna know if i should concerned about the noises.
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I had a vibration and clunking after install. I think you'll find that the top of the Bracket that mounts to the rear end is hitting the floor. The shop that installed mine put the recommended dent in the floor but that wasn'nt enough. The Rearend torques enough, even under moderate acceleration to hit the floor. I also had a vibration over 65. After making the dent bigger, the vibration decreased and the clunking is less frequent but I think I still have to make the dent a little bigger. I think the vibration is actually road noise being transferred from the rearend thru the TA and into the car via the floor.
i dont think the loop would be hitting the piping, its got enough room away from it.....i dont understand, if its hitting the floor...how is it that its only doing so when im at 55+ mph?
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Verdad Gallardo well problem solved......all the nuts were already tight, it was the pinion angle was set to -7(dont ask me why)....but we set it back to -3.....and 180ed the driveshaft....and thats all she wrote....thanks for the help guys...
So, with this solved, how do you like it? I am thinking about this TA as well, just don't want a bunch of vibration transmitted to the tunnel. I just did a 12 bolt to and this is the TA I want. How is the DS loop, fit pretty good as well?
Dan
Dan
Originally Posted by DanZ28
So, with this solved, how do you like it? I am thinking about this TA as well, just don't want a bunch of vibration transmitted to the tunnel. I just did a 12 bolt to and this is the TA I want. How is the DS loop, fit pretty good as well?
Dan
Dan
now i have another problem, i have no vibrations, UNTIL i get up to about 100+ mph.....
....any ideas fellas??? i wanna resolve this before i go to the track on Friday... 
take it to -2.5 try that, if slightly better go to -2, mine was doing the same thing at -3 I have a bmr that goes to the tranny, It might not be the same, but its worth a try, I am good now to about 140 then I get vibes.
this is a great tool do get to help. I have one similar and it works well.
angle finder
mines currently at -2.25 degrees and shifts feel more solid and stick doesn't move at all, I did pick up some road noise
but I think that its the arm is general. GOOD LUCK
this is a great tool do get to help. I have one similar and it works well.
angle finder
mines currently at -2.25 degrees and shifts feel more solid and stick doesn't move at all, I did pick up some road noise
but I think that its the arm is general. GOOD LUCK well....i know this is a pretty darn late reply...but i just found something interesting about pinion angles and what could be causing them rattles and vibrations.....Confusing but makes sense in a way? I'm hoping that i can finally have this resolved....i wanna get to the track, but am a little cautious with these vibes..
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I don't get any clunking, but lots of rearend whine which I never had with the stock rearend. The whining noise started imediately after I installed the Spohn.
I was told it's rearend noise transmitting through the Spohn TA whereas the noise from the rearend with a stock torque arm is isolated with the rubber piece on the front (tranny tailshaft mounting).
I tempted to put the stock TA back on just to confirm it is the Spohn. It's not a hard swap but I want to confirm its just noise transmission and not something else. Or is the TA installed wrong?
The noise gets annoying sometimes. What you do think? I can't imagine how noisey it will be when I install the Moser (some say rearend noise is expected from the Moser...then it will be even worse).
Second question? Has anybody tried the new mount which doesn't hang down so low? Mine has scraped a couple of times centering on incline driveways (going from the street for example into a business driveway).
BTW...my car is not lowered and is running on 17 inch wheels.
I was told it's rearend noise transmitting through the Spohn TA whereas the noise from the rearend with a stock torque arm is isolated with the rubber piece on the front (tranny tailshaft mounting).
I tempted to put the stock TA back on just to confirm it is the Spohn. It's not a hard swap but I want to confirm its just noise transmission and not something else. Or is the TA installed wrong?
The noise gets annoying sometimes. What you do think? I can't imagine how noisey it will be when I install the Moser (some say rearend noise is expected from the Moser...then it will be even worse).
Second question? Has anybody tried the new mount which doesn't hang down so low? Mine has scraped a couple of times centering on incline driveways (going from the street for example into a business driveway).
BTW...my car is not lowered and is running on 17 inch wheels.
Last edited by dlandsvZ28; Nov 13, 2004 at 11:23 AM.
yeah i noticed the rearend whine, doesnt really bother me. its just the clunking and vibes that bug the hell outta me. i'm thinking that the pinion angle was just measured wrong