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Weird sound after BL installation

Hey I installed summit BL maybe a month ago and since that time i get this weird "TOK" sound coming of my rear right ( when you're sitting in the truck) body mount and I only occur when I turn right... Any ideas? I have no clue really how body mount works its on my ford ranger edge 2001 2wd 3.0L
 
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I can feel it all the way to the driver side. You hear it and feel it on the floor of the truck.. Quite scary to be honnest lol
 
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Double check that all the bolts are still tight. Did you do a retorque after you drove on it for a bit?
 
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Yeah i did but i guess I'll try to heat it and torque it back. Should I heat it tho?
 
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Sometimes on those kits, certain bolts have longer threads. Some meant for the cab, others meant for the bed. I made the same mistake of putting the wrong bolt in the cab and hearing the same noise. If you pull the bolt out you can take it to a machine shop to find the same bolt with a longer thread so you can tighten it down. If not, try a few thick washers to act as spacers and see if that will stop it
 
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I still have one longer bolt from the bed yeah i needed to use one for the middle body mount bolt on the left side 'cause the tred was all screwed up so i put a knut on it! :p thanks I'll try that! :p
 
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Brw I think the fact that I bought the summit one for older models didn't help..
 
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