LOUD bang when hitting bumps please help..
10-31-2011, 04:23 PM
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LOUD bang when hitting bumps please help..
Hi i have a 2000 jeep cherokee sport i just installed me 8.5 inch Rustys longarm lift kit. My tire i have now are 33's. Recently sence the lift was installed whenver i hit a larger bump/pot hole i makes a large bang that i can feel through the floor. Happends on the left and right side it feels like. The shop said they tightend the trac bar bolts, but yet the bang is still there. There are no bolts loose on my rig. What do you think this could be? I feel like the more i drive it the worse its getting!
10-31-2011, 07:53 PM
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no way your bottoming out 8.5 coils on a bump. Check your sway bar.. where it bends and goes to the link/disconnect. up top. Under compression mine was hitting my factory tow hook bracket braces bolt thats on the side of the frame.
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had my hole swaybar off and it was still doing it
10-31-2011, 08:29 PM
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could my long arm have anything to do with it?
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now it is a metal on metal bang, a clank, feel like some one is kicking the bottom of the seat? more info on this bump if you have it, also could we get some picks of this 8.5" lift?
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take ur flashlight or worklight down under and look for marks in ur subframe fenderwells and body to see where something may be hitting. with your new lift kit are you wheels properly centered in the wheel well if they are too far front or back u may have problems
another big question it may even sound stupid but did u get shock absorbers or did u just get bigger springs?
another big question it may even sound stupid but did u get shock absorbers or did u just get bigger springs?
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11-01-2011, 06:23 AM
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take ur flashlight or worklight down under and look for marks in ur subframe fenderwells and body to see where something may be hitting. with your new lift kit are you wheels properly centered in the wheel well if they are too far front or back u may have problems
another big question it may even sound stupid but did u get shock absorbers or did u just get bigger springs?
another big question it may even sound stupid but did u get shock absorbers or did u just get bigger springs?
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I know you said you tightened all bolts, but it sounds exactly like what mine was doing when I bought it. I bought it with a 3.5" lift kit that had been installed a month prior, so things were new on mine too. What I found was the nut on top of the front, upper shock mounts had come loose and the shocks were banging against the upper mounting surface. Did you pop the hood and check those 2 bolts (one on each side)? That was 3 years ago, never heard the noise again. I think the poly bushings compressed and let the bolts get loose, or they were never put on tight enough from the start.
The other thing no one has mentioned is ball joints. I just put new tires on my rig and right away I could tell all 4 of my ball joints were shot. Never heard a single noise until I had new tires (same size, even). They are now banging any time my wheel goes over a dip in the road and the axle is able to drop more than an inch. They are also clunking and popping on turns and uneven surfaces, more going slow than fast. Checked 'em and they have a scary amount of play - getting them replaced today.
Good luck!
The other thing no one has mentioned is ball joints. I just put new tires on my rig and right away I could tell all 4 of my ball joints were shot. Never heard a single noise until I had new tires (same size, even). They are now banging any time my wheel goes over a dip in the road and the axle is able to drop more than an inch. They are also clunking and popping on turns and uneven surfaces, more going slow than fast. Checked 'em and they have a scary amount of play - getting them replaced today.
Good luck!
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I know you said you tightened all bolts, but it sounds exactly like what mine was doing when I bought it. I bought it with a 3.5" lift kit that had been installed a month prior, so things were new on mine too. What I found was the nut on top of the front, upper shock mounts had come loose and the shocks were banging against the upper mounting surface. Did you pop the hood and check those 2 bolts (one on each side)? That was 3 years ago, never heard the noise again. I think the poly bushings compressed and let the bolts get loose, or they were never put on tight enough from the start.
The other thing no one has mentioned is ball joints. I just put new tires on my rig and right away I could tell all 4 of my ball joints were shot. Never heard a single noise until I had new tires (same size, even). They are now banging any time my wheel goes over a dip in the road and the axle is able to drop more than an inch. They are also clunking and popping on turns and uneven surfaces, more going slow than fast. Checked 'em and they have a scary amount of play - getting them replaced today.
Good luck!
The other thing no one has mentioned is ball joints. I just put new tires on my rig and right away I could tell all 4 of my ball joints were shot. Never heard a single noise until I had new tires (same size, even). They are now banging any time my wheel goes over a dip in the road and the axle is able to drop more than an inch. They are also clunking and popping on turns and uneven surfaces, more going slow than fast. Checked 'em and they have a scary amount of play - getting them replaced today.
Good luck!