Lift = New Noise.
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Lift = New Noise.
Just recently lifted my '02 Disco 3.5" with an approx. 32.5" tire size. Other than being a little more squirrely on the highway, which I'm guessing is due to the change in my front caster angle, I now have a clicking noise plus vibration upon acceleration and at speeds up to about 45-50 mph. Just rebuilt the front propshaft,including centering ball,(Thanks Mike ), last summer, and recently converted the rear propshaft to a u-joint style shaft with new u-joints also. Could it be my cv joints, or is my front propshaft not able to handle the new pinion angle and thus making all the racket??? Any ideas guys? Cheers!
-Matt
-Matt
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Hey Mike, my coils are the yellow heavy duty 1.6" springs from AB. Not sure who makes them, I think the box said Britparts, ran these for a few months until I bought 265-70-18 Nitto Terra Grapplers, and realized I needed a bit more lift so I installed billet alluminum 1.5" coil spacers from Toddco, and extended Procomp shocks. This is when the noise and vibration became most noticeable. I replaced the rear propshaft at this point, but still no relief. I have lubed the u joints on a bi-monthly bases since rebuilding the front shaft last year, but I truly suspect it as the culprit, though I value your opinion. Thanks again,
-Matt
-Matt
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The noise could be from the spacers or the cheap Pro-comp shock, I have heard others complain of them being noisy.
Has your front shaft been rebuilt and you think you need something heavier or what? Yes Bill makes one of the most heavy duty front shafts out there and they are worth every penny when compared to the rest of the market. How about just rebuilding your own, not that hard and pretty cheap?
Has your front shaft been rebuilt and you think you need something heavier or what? Yes Bill makes one of the most heavy duty front shafts out there and they are worth every penny when compared to the rest of the market. How about just rebuilding your own, not that hard and pretty cheap?
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