Hello everyone. While driving, i am getting a cracking sound from (what i think) is my front suspension. I put the car on stands, removed the tires and tried to replicate the sound without any luck. I have checked all the bolts, rod ends, ect and cannot find anything wrong. Does anyone know the guy in Friendswood Texas that built his own SLC? I was hoping i could track him down and see if he could put a second set of eyes on it. Allen has been helping me try to figure out what the problem is, but its dificult to do remotely. I have a video if anyone would like to hear it, maybe have some imput. It sounds catastrophic. Please just send me an email and i will forward it on. It has gotten soo bad, that i am not driving the SLC till the problem is found. Any help would be appreciated.
Suspension cracking sound. Houston builders...
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Bill Kearley
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Pete said it, but find out exactly what type of rod ends and joints you have. Most good ones have self lube liners.
Yes i have. I have been using moly coat. Unfortunately it has not helped.
I pulled the shocks last night. Simon (maker of the pro lift system) lives just down the street from me. He said he would service the shock and try to determine if they are the culprit. While the shocks were off, i moved and shook the controle arms, wheel hubs, ext. The assembly is free moving with no creaks.
Ken Roberts
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Did this come to a conclusion?
Chris Kouba
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It may be slop in the locating of the A-arms. I had a similar noise in my GT and did this:
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1 step forward, 3 steps back... I had the occasion last week to lose something in the shop, so I spent about an hour or two tearing through it. Part of that exercise involved going through a box, in which I found something disparaging: Yes, that is a random pilot bushing. This...
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