Thrillbilly

hey guys i could really use some input. my wife has a TF 2.5 BB on her '11 jk, that is making a lot of noise, some days more than others, and i cant seem to pinpoint it. any little bit of articulation causes a metallic snap-like sound, even so much as backing out of the driveway. i get under there every couple of weeks and check tightness of everything and everything seems to be just fine. her jeep is never really used hard or abused, a few trails here and there but thats about it( thats what my rubi is for haha). so i guess my biggest question is, is this noise common, or is something about to break? I even went as far as to have the suspension checked out and they said everything was fine, so im at a bit of a loss...

Malan35

Definitely not a common sound. Possibly something wasn't torqued or installed correctly during install? Did you do the install yourself? If so I think I would get it back on jacks and go through loosening and re-tourquing all your front end components (track bar, lower control arms, sway bar links) to ensure nothing is binding or rubbing. When you did the install did you loosen your control arm bolts and track bar bolts when you put in the springs? And if so, did you wait until the jeep was completely on the ground before you torqued them?

Thrillbilly

yes i did all of it myself, and i was sure to torque everything to the proper specs, but you bring a good point, i DID NOT wait until she was back on the ground to re-torque... i have off work the next few days so i think i just found my project

Malan35

Ya I would try put it up, loosen lower control arm bolts and (axle side) track bar bolt then put it down and torque them up and see if that fixes the noise.

BigDumGuy

If you installed yourself and werent perfect drilling in the trackbar relocation bracket....it will move. This will cause a popping sound. gets worse with a bump and some speed. not much you can do...i have this problem. otherwise this system is great for the cost.

Thrillbilly

thanks a lot, i'll give that a shot for sure

aldaman

If your problem is caused by that bracket you could:
1) Have it tack welded to avoid movement.
2) Ditch it and get an adjustable track bar.
You can also check the condition of the bushings on the sway bar links, that could also be the culprit....

Thrillbilly

i think i did ok on the bracket, not sure how tight the tolerance is though... as far as the bushings, how can i tell if theyre done? and if they are, do they make a good replacement? or just pick up another set of oem links?