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Old Nov 10, 2009
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SL Limit Straps makin noise!

My superlift limit straps have slack in them at ride height, and as i drive on the highway, they flap in the wind and rattle against the wear plates,and the noise is annoying as hell..
Any solutions?
 
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Old Nov 10, 2009
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pud a pad on the wear plate?? cause you cant really mess with the straps... idk
 
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Get some stiffer straps like triple or quad.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2009
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take your man pill and deal....... lol
 
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Are you sure its not the sway bar end links?
 
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Old Nov 10, 2009
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Originally Posted by RazorsEDGE
Are you sure its not the sway bar end links?
If it is the sway bar end links I would just make some new ones. Or, you could get some from 08XLT4x4.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2009
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No it's the limit strap flapping in the wind.
I shake it by hand and its the same noise.
 
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iwhen ive driven next to his truck in motion they are flapin in the wind like a flag in a hurricane.
 
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get exhaust and turn the radio up....magically, the strap flap goes away. hehehe.
 
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I have the exhaust. LOL. Radio will go louder then!
 
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Louder tires too....like mudterrains. hehe.
 
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I haven't seen the SL Straps yet (mine aren't here yet) so I can't tell you what they look like but is it possible to add a ty-wrap to the part that is making the noise allowing the strap to flap without the metal parts moving around ?

Just thinking out loud, again !
 
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Old Nov 13, 2009
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yea tape some zip ties to the ends to make them rigid yet be able to flex with the suspension...or just get some quad wrapped ones
 
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Old Nov 16, 2009
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Guess that's what adding limit straps to a DD does. LOL
 
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put a bungee cord around it?
 
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