After putting 315 75r 16 tires on the 80 in stock form (yea i know, probably not a super idea) i drove it for about a month. Nothing really happening, a couple times i rubbed the wheel wells on deep potholes. No wheeling. It kind of developed a clunk sound when hitting really uneven or potholed pavement from around 5-40mph id say. Fast forward a few weeks.
I installed a OME J lift with L shocks and metal tech caster plates and drop brackets front and rear sway bar brackets. Install was fine, drives fine. But same clunk sound from front of car.
it almost feels like I'm sitting on top of a broken body mount but i checked and the mounts appear good. Next i looked at sway bar, drive shaft, tie rod, pan hard. Nothing seems to show signs of interaction.
Springs do not appear to be impacting bump stops, i checked them by sight and for abrasions on the inner coil, nothing.
You guys have any idea? Do you think i roasted my spindles or bearings after installing the bigger tires? I drove it extremely conservatively so Im guessing that isn't it.
My thesis is at this point my radiator outflow pipe at the bottom is hitting whatever suspension arm that is. There is a visible dent in the pipe, but could they really cause my clunking sound? I checked the bottom shock bolts in front and they seemed a bit loose but the stock shocks (PO actually had aftermarket but stock height) were there with the clunk sound as well.
unrelated but I have a slow oil leak (was told valve cover gasket by PO). I also suspect distributor seal? There is never any oil on the ground even if it sits for days.
Im really at a loss, Ive searched and it seems the clunk issue is a myriad of things and Im wondering what you all think. Included some pictures i took to help. Appreciate your time.
I installed a OME J lift with L shocks and metal tech caster plates and drop brackets front and rear sway bar brackets. Install was fine, drives fine. But same clunk sound from front of car.
it almost feels like I'm sitting on top of a broken body mount but i checked and the mounts appear good. Next i looked at sway bar, drive shaft, tie rod, pan hard. Nothing seems to show signs of interaction.
Springs do not appear to be impacting bump stops, i checked them by sight and for abrasions on the inner coil, nothing.
You guys have any idea? Do you think i roasted my spindles or bearings after installing the bigger tires? I drove it extremely conservatively so Im guessing that isn't it.
My thesis is at this point my radiator outflow pipe at the bottom is hitting whatever suspension arm that is. There is a visible dent in the pipe, but could they really cause my clunking sound? I checked the bottom shock bolts in front and they seemed a bit loose but the stock shocks (PO actually had aftermarket but stock height) were there with the clunk sound as well.
unrelated but I have a slow oil leak (was told valve cover gasket by PO). I also suspect distributor seal? There is never any oil on the ground even if it sits for days.
Im really at a loss, Ive searched and it seems the clunk issue is a myriad of things and Im wondering what you all think. Included some pictures i took to help. Appreciate your time.