What are you doing to your rig - the continuing saga

[stroked88]

What grin said.. sounds like a trac bar problem for the clunking.

 

[KRONIK]

video.
http://s630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/kronikcrawler/?action=view&current=24a82a9c.mp4

 

[KRONIK]

hard to hear the clunking.
i have about 30 psi in the tires.
just seems like something is loose....

 

[DutchVDub]

Ok, remove the loose and rattling shackle from the bumper.

I couldn't tell in the vid, next time I'm down that way (if you haven't fixed it yet) I'll swing by and take a look. I still need that last little bit of touch-up/detail on the tat anyways.

 

[KRONIK]

Ok, remove the loose and rattling shackle from the bumper.

I couldn't tell in the vid, next time I'm down that way (if you haven't fixed it yet) I'll swing by and take a look. I still need that last little bit of touch-up/detail on the tat anyways.

that wasnt making any noise. .
it does in this other video but you can tell when it goes from clunk to shackle. 2nd video will be up soon
anytime you want to come down for ink let me know!

 

[KRONIK]

listen closely.
http://s630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/kronikcrawler/?action=view&current=b1f3b16e.mp4
shackle noise starts about halfway through.

 

[stroked88]

it looks like there is play between your heim on the frame side of the trac bar and the bolt, but its hard to tell in the video

 

[KRONIK]

i will be taking it off and checking heims tomorrow... just to make sure.
we couldnt see any play that would cause the sound or that much movement side to side.....

 

[in4aride]

shoot that video from the front

 

[DutchVDub]

In the second video there looked to be play at the frame side lower control arm mount. Hard to hear on my lap top.

 

[KRONIK]

ill try to get better video tomorrow

 

[in4aride]

looking at first vid

1: axle looks offset to passenger side purely based off the coils

2: you should have both the drag link and trac bar on top of the knuckle being single shear. take the tie rod under and leave drag link lower

3: driver tire seems to move a lot more than passenger tire....any reason?

 

[KRONIK]

looking at first vid

1: axle looks offset to passenger side purely based off the coils

2: you should have both the drag link and trac bar on top of the knuckle being single shear. take the tie rod under and leave drag link lower

3: driver tire seems to move a lot more than passenger tire....any reason?

1. camera is slightly off angle. might be why it looks that way.

2. huh? trac bar goes to the axle. not knuckle...
are you saying put the tie rod on the bottom side of the knuckle and leave the drag link above? what do you mean by single shear?

3. probably because i am pushing from the drivers side front corner.

edit. i do have a Bonz hysteer conversion on it... dont know if that makes a difference.

 

[in4aride]

ya drag link

meant the bend in the coils

 

[KRONIK]

i have acos coil spacers. i have them sitting about half way. adjustments equal about 6 to 10 inches of lift with the coils i have.
i have them to adjust for the heavy front bumper.
thats why you see a slight bend in the coil.
its the same on the other side, you just cat see it because of the angle.

maybe i should drop them back down to 6" lift.
i lifted them a bit to equal out the height front to back.
but i have a rear adjustable shock hoop that has adjustments for 6" 8" and 10" lift. right now they are at 10" setting.
i could drop the front 2" and the back 2" and still be good.

 

[DutchVDub]

10" of lift for 35's!!!! Holy cow man, lower that beast down some.

I was on 36's with 7" (6.5" springs but a thicker axle and a truss) max of lift on my XJ. After I rolled it and made it into a buggy I went down to 4.5" spirngs in the front and lowered the rear down to match. W/O the front fenders on I still managed to not rub.

 

[KRONIK]

keep in mind. i have a lot of weight so it is sitting at about 8. i may drop it 2". see if that helps any.

 

[bubbz22]

Any possibility of that being a hub or wheel bearing making that noise?

 

[KRONIK]

Nope. The hubs are tight. And it sounds like it is coming from higher up.

 

[xj-grin]

I too thought it looked like one of the spherical joints on the long arms at the frame side had some movement in the second video, but I thought it might just be nighttime shadows or something...