I am having the same thing, but it is coming from the left rear when I hit
the seams in the road. Going to stop by tomorrow and get brand new bolts
(reused old ones) and spacers. Hopefully they know which ones I need.
Thanks!
Chris Reck
Chicagoland, IL
'99 Dakota Sport + CC 4x4 V6 (Deep Amethyst)
Autolite 3923, 7.5mm Bosch plug wires, Jet Stage 1 Chip, Custom K&N 6x9 air
intake, Rancho RSX shocks (4), Pioneer full audio system, BF Goodrich
32x11.5r15 T/A KO tires
""DAKSY"" <rsmith13@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
news:001301c2c575$91f20cc0$7970c218@nycap.rr.com...
>
>
> Hey, Bernd,
>
> <snip> When you put the shock in, was the bottom plate (running through
the
> bottom eye of the shock) straight?<snip>
>
> As far as I can tell, everything lines up correctly. The first incident
> ("clunk") happened when the OEM bolt backed itself out of the threaded
boss
> on the lower suspension arm. This was after I changed out the OEM shocks &
> installed the ProComps & torqued to FSM spec(80 lbs/ft). I applied
Loctite
> to the threads on the bolt & retorqued to the FSM spec. Made it about 2
> months & the clunk returned...
>
> <snip>Something else is wrong here<snip>
>
> Ya know, all of this started within 2 months of putting on the 32 x 11.50
> BFG KOs...could the problem stem from the oversize/overwidth "sneakers"?
> I know others on the list have had a similar problem with the same bolt,
but
> I don't know if their probs started after a tire size change.
>
> Bob Smith (DAKSY2K on AIM)
> ("Commitment to Excellence")
> Averill Park, NY
> 2K DAK SY Sport + V6 4X4 5 Speed
>
> WebPage URL: http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
>
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