Thread: Bang:

Have you checked the Watts link, i've just replaced mine because of the clunk in the rear.

Other than that shock topping or bottoming out, if you run the standard Billies and not the long travel ones.

Baz.

Just an update on the bang noise. upon closer inspection tonight as i finally have got a chance to play outside after the rain, I found the possible culpret... the ball joint for the ace actuator had poped out from its socket. on first inspetion it looked ok but a closer look reveled the ball joint had let go. I am guessing the ball joint poped out when I had the rear wheels off the ground and all shocks and the watts link removed but forgot to disconect the roll bars for the ace therefore the weight of the wheels with some gentile perswasion must have done it. Now. My question is. I removed the ball joint and pushed it back in place then reinstalled, a day later it had poped out again ( only street driving) so since I have fitted 20mm coil spacers and poly airs has the increase in height put too much stress on the ball joint and can the ace be adjusted to cope with the extra height???

any help would be great as big trip 3 weeks away. hence the suspension upgrade. and now poor. might have to push the disco back from the rock.

thanks in advance.

I have ACE and SLS with 50mm spacers, i have adjusted the SLS sensors to have the rear sit about 65-70mm above standard height, i havnt had any problems with it puting stress on my ACE setup. Chances are pull the ball joint out damaged it, replace it and see how it goes.

Also you might wanna check your ACE chassis mount bushes, seems to be a pretty comon thing to give up in a d2, mine have a bit of play in them and cause a slight knock sound every now and then, not as bad as my failed watts link caused. If you get under and give the watts link a good shake you will definetly see if the bushes are flogged out in it.