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Old Nov 24, 2017 | 07:42 PM
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Default Clunking/shifting when starting from a stop.

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I've got this annoying clunking/banging/shifting feeling when I stop and take off, feels like the transmission moves around some. I also feel it when I go over a speed bump when the rear tires go over. It's done it ever since I got the jeep about 2 months ago. New engine mounts, on the second trans mount because I thought that was the issue, granted the anchor mounts are crap and the rubber on them is like jelly, I could move the transmission up and down about an inch either way by hand. The U-joints feel fine, no play up/down, or turning them. I read it could be the slip joint, but mine doesn't have one. U-bolts are tight, gas tank is tight. Is the 242 case THAT much heavier than the 231 where there's more moving momentum with it or something? or is it just a jeep thing?
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Old Nov 25, 2017 | 12:49 PM
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Had a buddy shove it back and forth in park. Looks like the leafs are weak letting the diff roll some. Guess it's time to do a lift. Does anyone make a 2" lift kit with complete leafs and coils? I could piece one together but would rather buy a whole kit. Prob want 2" leafs and 3" coils to set it level.
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Old Nov 26, 2017 | 05:31 AM
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You better look here and also at your engine and trans mounts.
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Old Nov 26, 2017 | 07:50 AM
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Engine and trans mounts has less than 100 miles on them, even swapped the anchor transmission mount to another brand, and the exhaust has hardly any play to it either.
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