2018 Clunking after Carli lift

rman · Jun 29, 2023

Hey y'all, just had my Carli 4.5 pintop installed on my 2018 with 15,000 miles. 40x13.50r17

The front left seems to clunk when hitting bumps around 30-50mph... I almost feel like it's more prevalent with dips. Maybe.
It really sounds like it's coming from right in front of my feet, and I can feel it a bit in the floorboard. Almost sounds like a loose shock. On some bumps/dips it will make a double-clunk.

Did all the usual stuff - pulled the endlinks, torqued the radius arms bolts, adjusted the track bar. Frame side of the trackbar was torqued to 406ft lbs
I don't think it's the steering shaft, since I don't feel it in the wheel and the truck is relative young, seems most of those issues are it being gunked up.

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ncollins64 · Jun 29, 2023

Double check your Trac bar, that seems to be a famous spot for some noise

rman · Jun 29, 2023

I may need to get the uggadugga breaker bar

99fordman18 · Jun 29, 2023

May throw some grease in your radius arms if they are aftermarket - had that issue a couple years ago.

rman · Jun 29, 2023

99fordman18 said:
May throw some grease in your radius arms if they are aftermarket - had that issue a couple years ago.

they're all greased up

Sterling6.7 · Jun 29, 2023

Make sure the shock bolts are tight. I replaced mine and had similar issues until I got them both tightened up.

rman · Jun 29, 2023

Sterling6.7 said:
Make sure the shock bolts are tight. I replaced mine and had similar issues until I got them both tightened up.

it really does sound like a loose shock. I know they're snug enough on top to compress the bushing, but it wouldn't hurt to get back in there and check.