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Captain McFunk · 02-19-2011, 04:09 PM

Hey guys, here's the video of what my car is doing when going over bumps. Holy hell is it annoying and I dont know what it is. I've had pfadt springs and sways on for about 3 months now and haven't had a peep out of them, this just started probably a week ago. Any thoughts as to what it could be?

Captain McFunk · 02-19-2011, 04:25 PM

Okay guys, got it solved. Been battling for awhile. Turns out one of the end link bolts had loosened up. I have stock endlinks and pfadt sway bar. I tightened the bolts down, and the noise stopped. Anyone else ran into this?

Jaysin · 02-19-2011, 04:33 PM

I love it when the fix is easy. Yeah, I've heard about a loose endlink making noise several times here on the forum.

JusticePete · 02-19-2011, 06:28 PM

Endlinks are almost always the culprit. The nuts used to secure endlinks from the factory have some resistance, quench, designed in. Every time you take the nut off it loses some of the quench that is supposed to prevent them from coming loose. At Pedders, we LocTite almost every nut we touch in the suspension or replace them with new nuts. If the problem returns, get fresh nuts or reinstall them with LocTite.

RichJ. · 02-21-2011, 04:58 PM

You should always replace locking style nuts. Because they loose some of there prevailing torque after the first time used.

caverman · 02-22-2011, 09:09 AM

LOL....I was going to suggest you get a room instead using your car.

02-19-2011, 04:25 PM	#2
Captain McFunk Break Necks, Cash Checks Drives: 2010 black Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 706 View My Garage	Okay guys, got it solved. Been battling for awhile. Turns out one of the end link bolts had loosened up. I have stock endlinks and pfadt sway bar. I tightened the bolts down, and the noise stopped. Anyone else ran into this? __________________ 2009 CTS-V - White Diamond - intake, exhaust, wheels, visual mods

02-19-2011, 04:33 PM	#3
Jaysin I Void Warranties Drives: 2011 IBM Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 323	I love it when the fix is easy. Yeah, I've heard about a loose endlink making noise several times here on the forum. __________________ Kooks Headers, CAI Inc. Intake, Catch Can, Pedders Supercar Coilovers, Sway Bars, All Pedders Bushings, Spohn Trailing Arms and Toe Links...

02-19-2011, 06:28 PM	#4
JusticePete Drives: Camaro Justice Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 15,143	Endlinks are almost always the culprit. The nuts used to secure endlinks from the factory have some resistance, quench, designed in. Every time you take the nut off it loses some of the quench that is supposed to prevent them from coming loose. At Pedders, we LocTite almost every nut we touch in the suspension or replace them with new nuts. If the problem returns, get fresh nuts or reinstall them with LocTite. __________________ The Book for the 5th Gen Camaro

02-22-2011, 09:09 AM	#6
caverman Drives: '69 SS Convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 7,063	LOL....I was going to suggest you get a room instead using your car. __________________ *-2010 Camaro* 2SS \| M6 \| VR w/White Stripes \| 1 3/4" KOOKS - 3" Magnaflow \| LPE 3.91 gears \| ADM tuned \| Halltech w/ADM Scoop \| Spohn/BMR Trailing Arm/Toe Rod \| BC Coilovers\| Pedders FE4 ZL1 swaybars \| Cradle/Diff/Radius Rod bushings \| VMax TB \| Morimoto Projectors \| MGW shifter \| Red Calipers Build Journal

02-21-2011, 04:58 PM	#5
RichJ. Shop Owner Drives: 1 ton silverado Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Medina Oh Posts: 154	You should always replace locking style nuts. Because they loose some of there prevailing torque after the first time used.