Good questions. It’s really only at lower speeds when I take my foot off the accelerator - particularly in first gear. I’m thinking it’s probably #1 more than #2.
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Good questions. It’s really only at lower speeds when I take my foot off the accelerator - particularly in first gear. I’m thinking it’s probably #1 more than #2.
Since March 7 :(
I also thought I would have some extra time to work on it when Covid got here but the opposite happened. I've been working my ass off (at work) and haven't the time or energy to work on the car. If I'm not working on a weekend, then I'm usually resting to try to recover from the week. Shit has been miserable and I haven't had my go-to stress outlet of sliding that red car around town.
I'm going to try to find an hour to work on it tonight. About 30 more of those and she'll be back on the road!
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You nailed it - RTABs are shot and the left side completely fell out, so the rear trail arm is just resting on the chassis accounting for the noise. I'm obviously having them do both sides. They need to order parts, so will be fixed next week.
Glad you found it!! Do you mind taking a few photos and sharing what it looks like?
Did you notice a "droop" or feel a "collapse" on that side? I had a RTAB fail - it pushed itself out of the hole in the arm somehow - and it felt like I had a flat tire where that corner just dropped an inch or so.
My shop took a few photos - I'll ask them for them when it goes back next week.
That appears to be exactly what happened, but it doesn't feel like what you describe - I'd say I get a "thunk" periodically on that side and just the creaking at low speeds as I approach a stop. Back maybe wanders a bit more, but I suspect it has been this way since I got the car 6 months ago.
Damn, I know that feeling of getting too busy and spending the free time to rest and do other activities than to work on the car ; it's a curse on the DIYer. Hope you muster up the motivation for it. Are you skipping the Vincebar or CMP bar and just going with X-brace instead? (also, pics aren't working for me).
Edit: photo shows now.
lmao holy shit I bet that thing was allover the place
I would have gone with just the x brace if I hadn't already cut open the floor and made some brackets to attach the subframe mounts to the chassis rail (like the vincebar does). I fabricated them weeks ago and finally found a few hours tonight to install them with panel bond and an unnecessary amount of rivets. I also did an aluminum plate tying the floor and rails all together. It was really just a convoluted way to get the same result as the vincebar but will still allow me to install the x brace.
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