noisy rod ends
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noisy rod ends how noisy are G2 LCAs with poly/rod supposed to be, mine *clunk*, not over the big bumps that you see, just those poorly constructed roads that are far from smooth -(especially on my grated dirt road! yea, it sucks to live in the country!)- Great traction though!
Do yall think I might have installed them wrong, any suggestions on making them quieter?
--P.S.--
When my girlfriend asked "What the hell's wrong with your car!?" I said "that's the sound of performance!"
Do yall think I might have installed them wrong, any suggestions on making them quieter?
--P.S.--
When my girlfriend asked "What the hell's wrong with your car!?" I said "that's the sound of performance!"
Re: noisy rod ends Same questions as always:
(1) poly end on the body, rod on the axle, right?
(2) bolts/nuts properly torqued? - i.e. correct spec is 87ft-lb on the bolt side and 55 ft-lb on the nut side - rod ends can be tighter since they clamp up, weight of the car should be on the suspension when torquing
Mine are dead quiet and have been since day 1. I would not necessarily assume that clunking is normal.
(1) poly end on the body, rod on the axle, right?
(2) bolts/nuts properly torqued? - i.e. correct spec is 87ft-lb on the bolt side and 55 ft-lb on the nut side - rod ends can be tighter since they clamp up, weight of the car should be on the suspension when torquing
Mine are dead quiet and have been since day 1. I would not necessarily assume that clunking is normal.
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Re: noisy rod ends Check to make sure the bushings fit right in the rod end, and are stepped for the bolt. I got one buhsing that had the large hole in both and it made noise over bumps like you describe. LG replaced it for free and they are queit now. I have 12-13K miles on the rod ends as well, plus a bunch of racing.
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Re: noisy rod ends I bought the Madman adjustable lower rear control arms and PHB with rod ends and also the ARE K member and lower A arms with rod ends. I will see how much noise they make with all suspension moving points being solid.
Re: noisy rod ends All rod ends are not created equal. Here are some sites to buy quiet rod ends.
http://www.aurorabearing.com/
http://www.alinabal.com/mtd/rodends.html
My PA K member and A-arms came with junk rod ends. They started making noise after 200 miles. I tried several lubricants but motor oil works best to control noise. I've replaced one of PA's defective rods ends already with a nice and quite Alinabal rod end.
http://www.aurorabearing.com/
http://www.alinabal.com/mtd/rodends.html
My PA K member and A-arms came with junk rod ends. They started making noise after 200 miles. I tried several lubricants but motor oil works best to control noise. I've replaced one of PA's defective rods ends already with a nice and quite Alinabal rod end.
Re: noisy rod ends
dont use oil, it only attacts and hold dirt. then your just wet sanding the rodend. use graphite spray.
