Noises after lifting..

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bamablack11

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What noises are y'all getting after lifting these bad boys.. And what is the fix action..

I have a rattle in my rear I can't find... Only happens when the suspension is jolted like a pot hole or non-smooth pavement change.. If that makes any sense
 

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I have the exact same problem. My tailgate rattles when I tap it at the top on drivers side but I can't tell if that's what I hear in the cab or not. It's annoying and happens on every little bump and in my quick look at it I couldn't figure how to tighten it up.
 

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Same here, except I don't have a lift on the truck yet. If I push down on the tailgate I hear a rattle.
 
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My tail gate is tight.. Mine is coming from the under side.. Crawled under and wiggled everything but nothing was moving... Almost sounds like the way a sway bar would rattle if the links were not tight
 

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My tail gate is tight.. Mine is coming from the under side.. Crawled under and wiggled everything but nothing was moving... Almost sounds like the way a sway bar would rattle if the links were not tight
Try bringing down your tailgate and quickly pushing down on it. For me it's almost as if there's something loose inside the tailgate.
 

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What lift do you have, and how is the rear lifted ? Replacement springs, or spacers ? If it's spacers, that could be your problem. I opted for the 3" springs on my Zone lift, and there are no new noises, creeks, groans, or otherwise . . . Thankfully !!!
 

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I have 1.75" Rough Country spacers. I crawled under the truck last night because my tailgate no longer rattled but something else was. Everything seemed tight under there but when I tapped on the bumper it sounded like something was loose near the license plate area.
 
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What lift do you have, and how is the rear lifted ? Replacement springs, or spacers ? If it's spacers, that could be your problem. I opted for the 3" springs on my Zone lift, and there are no new noises, creeks, groans, or otherwise . . . Thankfully !!!
I have the zone 4/2.. Nothing feels loose in a turn and when I hit a bump there is no ass wiggle.. I'm lost.. Exhuast is tight.. Spare tire.. Tailgate.. Nothing in the tool box now.. Nothing in the floor board boxes..
 

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If everything else is tight, then I'm stickin with spacer rattle . . . Sorry, it's all I got
 
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Figured it out boys.. One of my buds told me to try and turn the shocks to see if that was it.. Well while I was doing it my hand slipped off and hit the lower control arm and it rattled.. Just pushing it by hand I couldn't move it but if I hit it.. It would jar.. So I tightened the top bolt and took it for a ride.. Problem solved...
 

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