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I have a 6mt and with ome lift, noticed today when making a sharp right turn when on the gas a noise from the right front wheel area... just wondering if anybody else has this noise? thinking the cause might be from the higher angles from the lift kit....
I have a 6mt and with ome lift, noticed today when making a sharp right turn when on the gas a noise from the right front wheel area... just wondering if anybody else has this noise? thinking the cause might be from the higher angles from the lift kit....
Hey Suprteck, try and describe the noise if you can. Is it a little rumble? Do you have different sized tires than OEM? Do you have wheel spacers? Is it only on right turns on the gas?
People have had a creaking noise with the OME lift kit if the springs were not seated correctly. You need to make sure that the seat of the spring is facing towards the rear of the FJ on driver and pass. side.
Hey Suprteck, try and describe the noise if you can. Is it a little rumble? Do you have different sized tires than OEM? Do you have wheel spacers? Is it only on right turns on the gas?
I'm sure someone here can help.
Mike
yes its sorta like a little rumble, stock wheels and tires and seems to do it only when making hard rights on the gas.. couldnt make it happen on a left turn.. would the noise be from the trac coming on? its a rotational noise..
If you are turning, it means the wheel is compressing, check to see if you are having rubbing with the spring and the upper control arm or the sway bar.
And that the coil seat is facing rear of vehicle.
If you are turning, it means the wheel is compressing, check to see if you are having rubbing with the spring and the upper control arm or the sway bar.
And that the coil seat is facing rear of vehicle.
im making a hard right turn so the right side of the vehicle is actually unsprung, the noise sounds like its coming from the axle as its a rotational noise not a suspension noise
Interesting. I was thinking for sure you had larger tires and poss a spacer which would, in some cases, allow for rub against the body mount but that doesn't sound like the case here.
A "rotational" sound is even more interesting in this.
I know it sounds rediculous, but to ensure you haven't got a rock in between the rotor and rotor back plate, throw it in reverse and back up doing some turning. Then try the forward movement and right turn again to see if the noise has gone. If so, it may have been a rock caught in betwen the rotor and rotor back plate.
Sorry it sounds idiotic. Worth a try though. Otherwise, I'm stumped.
Does it sound more like a "click, click, click" type of noise? If so it could be a C.V. joint going south.
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Does it sound more like a "click, click, click" type of noise? If so it could be a C.V. joint going south.
it does sound like a cv joint noise, but i have less than 5,000 miles on my rig... Im thinking with the lift and with it fully extended at full turns, the angle the joint is at might be binding....
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