Superlift = Clunking noise
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Superlift = Clunking noise
Well, Ive got a strange noise coming from my front end. Sounds like a clunking noise when I drive over small bumps, such as a dirt road or railroad tracks. If I drive over something like a speedbump, there is no noise.
I had the lift installed for about a month now, and up to this point, there has been no problems. i havent done anything to break anything. I installed the lift kit myself, so Ive inspected everything. Nothing is loose, nothing is missing. This is driving me crazy! Im about to take the damn lift off and just do a body lift to fit my tires..
Anyone have any idea wht this could be? Has anyone else had this noise with the superlift kit?
I had the lift installed for about a month now, and up to this point, there has been no problems. i havent done anything to break anything. I installed the lift kit myself, so Ive inspected everything. Nothing is loose, nothing is missing. This is driving me crazy! Im about to take the damn lift off and just do a body lift to fit my tires..
Anyone have any idea wht this could be? Has anyone else had this noise with the superlift kit?
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Mind you I know nothing about the superlift and your 4WD where as I am 2WD but with that said... I was having a clunking noise coming from my front suspension too (see my thread here: https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=58466). I took it to the dealership and they replaced the tie rods under warranty.... so maybe its your tie rods?
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Mind you I know nothing about the superlift and your 4WD where as I am 2WD but with that said... I was having a clunking noise coming from my front suspension too (see my thread here: https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=58466). I took it to the dealership and they replaced the tie rods under warranty.... so maybe its your tie rods?
I hate to take it back to ford since its lifted...
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This lift has less than 1000 miles on it (mostly street and mall crawling lol). I hate to replace them with the same part will fail in another 1000 miles.
Is there something else I could use? Better links maybe? What if i just disconnect the sway bar? Ive heard of this being done, will get rid of the problem?
Is there something else I could use? Better links maybe? What if i just disconnect the sway bar? Ive heard of this being done, will get rid of the problem?
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This lift has less than 1000 miles on it (mostly street and mall crawling lol). I hate to replace them with the same part will fail in another 1000 miles.
Is there something else I could use? Better links maybe? What if i just disconnect the sway bar? Ive heard of this being done, will get rid of the problem?
Is there something else I could use? Better links maybe? What if i just disconnect the sway bar? Ive heard of this being done, will get rid of the problem?
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its definitly your links. 2 months after i had my kit on, i had one of those cheap "ball jointed" links go bad.makes a clunking whenever you hit a bump.
Call superlift, they will send you ones for free.
As a test, just have a friend wiggle your truck side to side (when parked) and get underneath and grab on the ball joint. you will be able to tell which one is bad because you will feel it popping in and out.
Call superlift, they will send you ones for free.
As a test, just have a friend wiggle your truck side to side (when parked) and get underneath and grab on the ball joint. you will be able to tell which one is bad because you will feel it popping in and out.
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I'm running sway bar-less. I love it. And with those new shocks i got from Chris(integra lol), it runs GREAT!
I was thinking about making my own sway bar links using grade8 all thread and hardware. I couldn't find a 15" long 1/2" bolt!
Have you retightened/retorque all your bolts?? You're supposed to do that after the install...just like wheels.
I was thinking about making my own sway bar links using grade8 all thread and hardware. I couldn't find a 15" long 1/2" bolt!
Have you retightened/retorque all your bolts?? You're supposed to do that after the install...just like wheels.
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That's it. Find a way to fix the end links. Mine rattled the whole time I had the lift and it drove me nuts.
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a few weeks after I had my super lift put on my sway bar links went bad too. I had the lift put on at the local shop so I just took it back and they replaced it under waranty. they put a different style link in the second time and I havent had any problems with them for the last year and a half.