2014 Ram 1500 Clunking Noise :confused:
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brandonjansen
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When was your lift and Bilsteins installed? First thing I'd be checking is the location of the washer on the strut assembly. Many people install it in the wrong location which will cause the clunking sound you are talking about. It is meant to go on the shock shaft BEFORE the upper spring hardware. Not after against the nut as many people make the mistake of doing.
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martinuresti
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I had both installed on the 24th of December. The noise started about 3 weeks ago i wanna say. I made an appointment with the place that lifted my truck for tuesday.
What do you think is causing the lower control arms to be doing (whats on the pictures).?
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Get them to check the washer first.
From what I can see that's just your steering stop.
From what I can see that's just your steering stop.
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Alrighty i'll give y'all an update on Tuesday. Thanks for the help man!
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Sway bar end links I would bet money on it. I had the same problem you discribed down to a T.
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I had issues with my steering knuckles hitting my lower control arms. just shaved a little away on the lower control arms and no problems at all.
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So I went Tuesday and that was it. lol All that clunking was coming from the right side one. Thanks guys for all your inputs!
Damn, someone beat me to it.. when I installed my lift on my Wrangler I had the same exact thing.. I was getting through the comments to make sure no one had said what it was but looks like they got it covered. Did they mention how they handled the problem? I believe my shop just grinded it down slightly so the sway bar wouldn't hit it… did they say? Just curious...
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Curious about how they fixed it as well.
