HBS leveling kit (problem?)

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

May 3, 2011 | 08:46 PM

#11

bobkyle2

Meaner than Ymeski

Joined: Oct 2009

Posts: 23,811

Likes: 828

Quote:

Originally Posted by blairnr

after the alignment yours has been more noisy?

Yes...

May 3, 2011 | 09:08 PM

#12

RIDINDIRTYF150

Junior Member

Joined: May 2011

Posts: 23

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by blairnr

I just installed 2.5" spacers on my '06 SCREW. I'm not having problems, but whenever I hit bumps something just doesn't sound right. I'm not sure if it is the strut (112k miles on them) or if something is knocking together or what. I wasn't able to torque everything back to 100% specs because I couldn't fit my torque wrench in some spacer. When I take it to get aligned tomorrow, I'm going to see if they can torque everything back to specs. Has anybody had any problems or weird noises after personally installing a leveling kit?

Go look under the front wheel week and see if your upper control arm is hitting your strut the vynl coating on the coil spring will show some wear if its hitting. Mine does the same thing. It's the control arm hitting the coil spring around your strut. It sucks I still haven't found a solution. I hope you don't find that as your problem.

May 3, 2011 | 10:37 PM

#13

blairnr

Thread Starter

Senior Member

Joined: Mar 2011

Posts: 1,924

Likes: 12

From: Texas

Quote:

Originally Posted by RIDINDIRTYF150

I just double checked..The spacer was hitting the black thing it fits up in where the top of the strut went...I went in with a 15mm wrench and tightened it as much as i could..It seemed to have solved the problem (at least for now) I didnt hear the noise after tightening it past specs...I may replace the struts..but i dont have enough $ to purchase a quik-strut

May 3, 2011 | 10:45 PM

#14

HCS-F150

Junior Member

Joined: Apr 2011

Posts: 7

Likes: 0

From: Beaumont, TX

I have a 2.5" HBS on my truck and I put it on about 5 months ago and I never heard any noises coming from mine and I drive off road everyday down rough roads and it still doesnt make a noise. Is every piece put back together and seated right...as in not at an angle where something has slack to make noises? I really dont know what it could be but I am just throwing out things to think about.

May 3, 2011 | 10:47 PM

#15

bobkyle2

Meaner than Ymeski

Joined: Oct 2009

Posts: 23,811

Likes: 828

You need to have the allignment .. Before you start trying to fix it.. Angles will change after allignment

May 4, 2011 | 07:58 PM

#16

blairnr

Thread Starter

Senior Member

Joined: Mar 2011

Posts: 1,924

Likes: 12

From: Texas

I took it to the alignment place today..My lower ball joints are out, so I am going to put some new ones on the weekend and then take it back to get aligned next week.