[ironjax]

Just finished putting on my 5" lift with 33's and honestly I think I am losing it!?!?! Every noise and squeak I am under the truck double/triple checking everything is tight.....am I crazy or has this happened to anybody else until they were use to it????

 

[Mattman24]

I was like that after I leveled mine

 

[Da_Rebel]

Your expression must be like this

 

[ATOM]

did you torque everything to spec? i know guys who just cranked shit tight and over torqued bushings and they squeak and groan over every bump

 

[SSlider]

^ ditto

 

[ironjax]

I think that's my issue.....I bought a good torque wrench, torqued everything to spec but it just doesn't seem like enough? Everytime I double check though it's all good and no issues. I think it's a matter of just getting use to it is all.

 

[ruggedlife]

my bds doesnt squeak groan or make any noise, i thought it made a noise for a while, turned out it was something on my keyring squeaking lol, but mine is as quiet as can be...

 

[kustom_efekt]

My torque wrench is my impact guns. 1/2 in drive for big stuff and 3/8 drive for smaller stuff lol

 

[DaveV]

Torque wrenches need to be calibrated, also if your at the upper or lower end of its scale the accuracy drops.

 

[ruggedlife]

My torque wrench is my impact guns. 1/2 in drive for big stuff and 3/8 drive for smaller stuff lol

yeah i'd have to agree with this statement, ive never gone wrong like this...

 

[havok88]

i have a rattling noise that comes from the back of the truck going over big bumps. been theres since the day i put the lift on and never figured out what it was

 

[Osiris94ej]

My torque wrench is my impact guns. 1/2 in drive for big stuff and 3/8 drive for smaller stuff lol

Thats how i was taught. Only worry about torquing down heads, intakes, things that really need that.:imo

 

[numbr3t]

Same here, I just cranked the shit out of most of the bolts and my lift is silent. Nothing has come loose in about 3 years now.

 

[sittinpurdy69]

did u put new shocks on the rear? when my lift was installed and the shocks where replaced, the installer didnt tightn up the rear shock bolts, when i was driving it sounded terrible. tightn up the shock bolts on the rear, just a thought

 

[ironjax]

I installed the lift myself and I think the fact I had never done anything that extensive myself rattled me a bit. I did my homework before taking it on, it still took me 15 hrs. but I got through it. Went over eveything last night in my garage again and noticed my Sway Bar end links were a little loose. Tightened 'em down and no noise what so ever. I will check them again in a week but if they do seem to come loose, even with the use of a nylon nut, can a guy use loctite like on the axle spacer nuts or not????

 

[h3avy ch3vy]

you can/should use loctite on most everything...keeps things tight (obviously), and also keeps the threads clean from rust and corrosion and such..