Chasing that "frt end clunk"

B E N · Dec 10, 2020

4 post lifts raise the vehicles by the wheels, you really want a 2 post so you can unload the suspension, linkage and wheel bearings.

The reason for jacking up one corner is because it makes it a lot easier to feel for play in the steering linkage. If you jack up just one front corner you can grab the wheel and move side to side, and up and down to check for play. With the other tire still on the ground its easier to tell where the play is coming from. You can do it with both wheels off the ground, you just need to be more sensitive.

John813 · Dec 10, 2020

Glad this thread got bumped to the top, as I'm chasing a front and rear clunk lol

Christyle · Dec 20, 2020

XCReapor said:
Good to hear a happy Sway-Away customer, just got Fox 3.0's and the clunk and ride is much worse on the road, maybe i'll consider a set of these. BTW, consider a set of ICON/Deavers for the rear leafs, biggest upgrade I've ever done to the rappy, softer ride and slight extra lift in the rear.

Because the Fox's dont use rubber bushings for the mounting points, you're going to feel a bit more from the front end. Not saying your Fox's aren't an issue to tho...

Just pulled my new fox 3.0s because of a clunk I noticed after install. Really notice it when going over a speed bump quickly, like it was topping out. Turns out both shocks were low on oil from Fox and on the passenger side, the little cross pin that holds the DSC adjuster in place had fallen out on install, so it wasn't doing jack and if I'd over loosened them, it would have just come right out. Pic here shows it installed properly before reinstall, but it was floating around inside when we took it apart. Anyway, put it back together, clunk was still there. Lower ball joints look to have a good bit of play and the sway bar end links seem pretty roached, as well as the UCA bushings. Guess I have some parts to replace...

SuperExplorer · Dec 21, 2020

Christyle said:
Because the Fox's dont use rubber bushings for the mounting points, you're going to feel a bit more from the front end. Not saying your Fox's aren't an issue to tho...

Just pulled my new fox 3.0s because of a clunk I noticed after install. Really notice it when going over a speed bump quickly, like it was topping out. Turns out both shocks were low on oil from Fox and on the passenger side, the little cross pin that holds the DSC adjuster in place had fallen out on install, so it wasn't doing jack and if I'd over loosened them, it would have just come right out. Pic here shows it installed properly before reinstall, but it was floating around inside when we took it apart. Anyway, put it back together, clunk was still there. Lower ball joints look to have a good bit of play and the sway bar end links seem pretty roached, as well as the UCA bushings. Guess I have some parts to replace...

I have the exact same issue, I do not have the DSC though. I went with camburg upper arms, new lower ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, removed sway bar links. Still have that topping out feeling over small hits like speed bumps. Rebuilt the Fox 3.0s I have when I first got them, so they are fresh, full of fluid and nitrogen. My thought is the lower shock bolt hole maybe be ovaled out just enough to have that mechanical movement and no rubber bushing with the Foxs maybe that translates a lot more in what we feel and hear? My truck has 166k miles, and the shocks have been in and out multiple times so maybe there is some play in there. I did torque them to the 415lbs they require..

SuperExplorer · Dec 21, 2020

It added my response to the quote by accident..

I have the exact same issue, I do not have the DSC though. I went with camburg upper arms, new lower ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, removed sway bar links. Still have that topping out feeling over small hits like speed bumps. Rebuilt the Fox 3.0s I have when I first got them, so they are fresh, full of fluid and nitrogen. My thought is the lower shock bolt hole maybe be ovaled out just enough to have that mechanical movement and no rubber bushing with the Foxs maybe that translates a lot more in what we feel and hear? My truck has 166k miles, and the shocks have been in and out multiple times so maybe there is some play in there. I did torque them to the 415lbs they require..

B E N · Dec 22, 2020

Could be a strut mount. I will be doing my driver side strut mount as soon as I have garage space.

Where are you feeling it, or is it just noise?

SuperExplorer · Dec 22, 2020

The Fox 3.0s have their own top hat that mounts to the chassis/shock mount.

Christyle · Dec 22, 2020

B E N said:
Could be a strut mount. I will be doing my driver side strut mount as soon as I have garage space.

Where are you feeling it, or is it just noise?

What do you mean by "strut mount"? People use "struts" and "shocks" as interchangeable terms, and they aren't. A strut is a structural member to the suspension, and the shocks on these are not.

letsgetthisdone · Dec 22, 2020

XCReapor said:
Good to hear a happy Sway-Away customer, just got Fox 3.0's and the clunk and ride is much worse on the road, maybe i'll consider a set of these. BTW, consider a set of ICON/Deavers for the rear leafs, biggest upgrade I've ever done to the rappy, softer ride and slight extra lift in the rear.

Adjust your clickers. I have mine with the high speed 2 clicks in from full soft, and low speed is about in the middle. They ride awesome with about 1.25" of preload.

Christyle said:
What do you mean by "strut mount"? People use "struts" and "shocks" as interchangeable terms, and they aren't. A strut is a structural member to the suspension, and the shocks on these are not.

Guys call them struts because they mimic/look like a strut. The top mount is the same style a strut would use, and they come off the truck as an assembly with the spring. It's not a big deal, we all know what we're referring to.

Christyle · Dec 22, 2020

letsgetthisdone said:
Guys call them struts because they mimic/look like a strut. The top mount is the same style a strut would use, and they come off the truck as an assembly with the spring. It's not a big deal, we all know what we're referring to.

So then what's a strut mount?

When it's so widely known what the right term is, I just don't get why people dont use it. It's like saying i have 35" BFG wheels on my truck, I know what they meant, but come on.

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