I have put a 2" front level on my 04 Silverado 2WD. I bought new tires about a year ago 255/70/16 and noticed that when I went over a series of bumps I would get a clunking noise up front. Yesterday I put on new 2009 Tahoe wheels with 265/70/17 tires and the noise has gotten worse. I still have the stock shock on the truck and am wondering if I need to get longer ones because of the level and bigger tires. Would the shocks being to short make this happen? Thanks!
2010 Silverado ECSB LS 4x4. Only mods so far are a K&N drop in filter and a Rough Country 2" front level kit
possible. i'd check ball joints/tie rods/hub assembly first.
Autozone makes some ghetto shock extensions...you can use that if you MUST...i thought they came with the spacer kit tho...
blown transmissions are about as useful as 97% of the guys on this forum
My bet on the clunking would be your intermediate steering shaft.
The tie rods are good and I've already had the intermediate shaft replaced about a year ago. It didn't start until I put the 2" level kit on it. That's why I'm wondering if the shocks may not have enough extension on them. Actually, I think the kit was a 2 1/2" lift.
It could still be the steering shaft.
I would definitely take another good look at it.
If all is good, try and contact a 4WD/Offroad shop near you and ask some questions.
2000 ECSB 6.0L
TORQUER V2 CAM ● COMP 918's ● 7.4 HARDENED PUSHRODS ● K&N SERIES 77 CAI ● 80mm BBK ●PACESETTER LT HEADERS AND 3'' ORY ● SUPER 40 FLOW ● 3000 STALL ● 4.10s ● BUILT 80e ● VORTEC PERFORMANCE TUNE ● MSD 8.5mm PLUG WIRES● ELEC. CUTOUT ● UD & ALT PULLEYS ● FLEX-A-LITE E-FANS ● 22" CENTERLINE STINGRAY III's ● LUND FIBERGLASS TONNEAU ● 2" LEVELING SHACKLES ● 12K HID LOWS & FOGS ● LEDs ● DEBADGED ● WHITE-FACED ESCALADE GAUGES ● KICKER 450.1 ● 2-CVR 10's ● DS60's ● K693's
Replace the GM shaft with a Borgeson unit and the problem goes away most likely.
See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709
Well, I replaced all 4 shocks and I figured out what the noise was. When I undid the lower bolts on the front passenger side, half the shock fell out. LOL! The top half was still there and the bottom half was on the ground pouring out what little fluid was left in it. Truck rides beautifully now. Replacing the shocks was a lot easier than I thought.
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