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Old 12-13-2011, 11:51 PM
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Hey fellas just got my 96 zj running about a month ago after having it sitting for about two years. I bought it for 750 with 165k miles and it needed a new rear diff so i finally got around to it and took the diff off a 95 zj i had laying around.
So far iv gotten new rotors, shocks, brakes and 30" khumo road ventures. Ive driven about a thousand miles on it so far and just recently started hearing a loud clunk noise in the rear when going over a bump or just slowing down..any ideas what it could be?
Tips on how to sweeten this thing up would be appreciated


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Check for loose bolts such as control arms and sway bar links. And I can't tell a difference in the before/after lol.
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Originally Posted by blue_on_blackXJ
Check for loose bolts such as control arms and sway bar links. And I can't tell a difference in the before/after lol.
shall do and the first picture is the before one haha it was just sitting in ditch with half the diff torn off so i replaced it with the one on the ground
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Originally Posted by gvann21
and 30' khumo road ventures.
holy ****, how does one fit 30 foot tires? Lol

it could be something like a sway bar bushing gone bad, all the way up to control arm bushings, loose bolts etc. Re check everything.

any clunking during acceleration?
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holy ****, how does one fit 30 foot tires? Lol

it could be something like a sway bar bushing gone bad, all the way up to control arm bushings, loose bolts etc. Re check everything.

any clunking during acceleration?
Hahah Alright I'll have to wait til next week to throw it on the lift when I get back home hopefully it's nothing to serious i got a long trip ahead of me and yes it does clunk during acceleration too.
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Check your rear lower control arm bushings.
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mine had that clunking too.
It was badly worn control arm bushings
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thanks will take all into consideration when i check it out next week
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