mike96
15+ Year Contributor
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- May 6, 2008
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Phoenix,
Arizona
Ok. Did a bit of looking around and havent really found a good solid answer to my question. I just recently got my car put back together and now I am trying to track down all the little thumps and bumps. I got quite a few of them taken care of but now I am trying to hunt down the last one or two and am not having any luck. The noise I am looking for starts at about 50MPH and is a very low tone thump that is very in-consistent. It doesnt affect handling but seems to be affected by it (it gets louder when you turn to the right). At first I thought it may have been a loose bolt but after taking the wheel off twice now and having put a wrench on every nut and bolt I can find I dont think that is the case and CV noise is normally a lot more consistent than this noise and normally a clicking noise rather than a thump/thud. I just got back from having it on a frame lift and went over the entire car shaking, pulling, tugging, and twisting everything i can think of under the car I have came down to two possibilities.
1. Shocks, Yes I bought them used they look brand new and I was told that they had less than 1K in mileage on them I wont rule out the possibility that at least one is bad.
2. drive train noise (rear diff and front transfer case specifically) while I was under the car shaking and twisting things around I took notice of a substantial thump/clack coming from both components as well as a considerable bit of slop. Is there any way to check short of removal/disassembly to tell if they are within factory specs?
1. Shocks, Yes I bought them used they look brand new and I was told that they had less than 1K in mileage on them I wont rule out the possibility that at least one is bad.
2. drive train noise (rear diff and front transfer case specifically) while I was under the car shaking and twisting things around I took notice of a substantial thump/clack coming from both components as well as a considerable bit of slop. Is there any way to check short of removal/disassembly to tell if they are within factory specs?