About a month ago, I had new shocks intstalled on my 2001 GC. Since then, I
keep hear a pounding noise whenever I hit the slightest bump (riders side,
rear). I poked around and it seems like the rear anti-sway bar is a bit loose
and may be the source of the sound.

Question: When new shocks are installed, does the anti-sway bar need to be
unhooked or loosened?

Thanks for any help you can provide...

 

Yes, usually it has to be released on one side to lower the axle enough
to easily change the shock. For sure it has to go if the spring needs
moving.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

GKrebill wrote:
>
> About a month ago, I had new shocks intstalled on my 2001 GC. Since then, I
> keep hear a pounding noise whenever I hit the slightest bump (riders side,
> rear). I poked around and it seems like the rear anti-sway bar is a bit loose
> and may be the source of the sound.
>
> Question: When new shocks are installed, does the anti-sway bar need to be
> unhooked or loosened?
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide...

 

Yes, usually it has to be released on one side to lower the axle enough
to easily change the shock. For sure it has to go if the spring needs
moving.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

GKrebill wrote:
>
> About a month ago, I had new shocks intstalled on my 2001 GC. Since then, I
> keep hear a pounding noise whenever I hit the slightest bump (riders side,
> rear). I poked around and it seems like the rear anti-sway bar is a bit loose
> and may be the source of the sound.
>
> Question: When new shocks are installed, does the anti-sway bar need to be
> unhooked or loosened?
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide...

 

Yes, usually it has to be released on one side to lower the axle enough
to easily change the shock. For sure it has to go if the spring needs
moving.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

GKrebill wrote:
>
> About a month ago, I had new shocks intstalled on my 2001 GC. Since then, I
> keep hear a pounding noise whenever I hit the slightest bump (riders side,
> rear). I poked around and it seems like the rear anti-sway bar is a bit loose
> and may be the source of the sound.
>
> Question: When new shocks are installed, does the anti-sway bar need to be
> unhooked or loosened?
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide...

 

GKrebill proclaimed:
> About a month ago, I had new shocks intstalled on my 2001 GC. Since then, I
> keep hear a pounding noise whenever I hit the slightest bump (riders side,
> rear). I poked around and it seems like the rear anti-sway bar is a bit loose
> and may be the source of the sound.

Could be. Also may want to check for shiny spots along the exhaust
where it makes that quaint little kink up and over the axle and
swaybar. Usually can be fixed by replacing the rubber exhaust mount.
Stiffer shocks can be just enough to get a small whack where the old
ones wouldn't.
>
> Question: When new shocks are installed, does the anti-sway bar need to be
> unhooked or loosened?

Can't imagine why.

Have the shock mounts checked as well, to make sure they aren't loose,
or have the wrong bushings. It could also be a bad shock. Brand any
model of shock might spring loose something from someone else that ran
into the same issue as you.

 

GKrebill proclaimed:
> About a month ago, I had new shocks intstalled on my 2001 GC. Since then, I
> keep hear a pounding noise whenever I hit the slightest bump (riders side,
> rear). I poked around and it seems like the rear anti-sway bar is a bit loose
> and may be the source of the sound.

Could be. Also may want to check for shiny spots along the exhaust
where it makes that quaint little kink up and over the axle and
swaybar. Usually can be fixed by replacing the rubber exhaust mount.
Stiffer shocks can be just enough to get a small whack where the old
ones wouldn't.
>
> Question: When new shocks are installed, does the anti-sway bar need to be
> unhooked or loosened?

Can't imagine why.

Have the shock mounts checked as well, to make sure they aren't loose,
or have the wrong bushings. It could also be a bad shock. Brand any
model of shock might spring loose something from someone else that ran
into the same issue as you.

 

GKrebill proclaimed:
> About a month ago, I had new shocks intstalled on my 2001 GC. Since then, I
> keep hear a pounding noise whenever I hit the slightest bump (riders side,
> rear). I poked around and it seems like the rear anti-sway bar is a bit loose
> and may be the source of the sound.

Could be. Also may want to check for shiny spots along the exhaust
where it makes that quaint little kink up and over the axle and
swaybar. Usually can be fixed by replacing the rubber exhaust mount.
Stiffer shocks can be just enough to get a small whack where the old
ones wouldn't.
>
> Question: When new shocks are installed, does the anti-sway bar need to be
> unhooked or loosened?

Can't imagine why.

Have the shock mounts checked as well, to make sure they aren't loose,
or have the wrong bushings. It could also be a bad shock. Brand any
model of shock might spring loose something from someone else that ran
into the same issue as you.

 

I have a 2001 GC with same issue. Have not been able to track it down.
Thought it was a bad shock and replaced them but still have the "thump". I
am begining to think that their is some slop in the bolt holding the shock.
May be a sleve missing in the bolt hole which would allow it to bang into
the bolt on small bumps.
Paul D
"GKrebill" <gkrebill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041024133509.26518.00002876@mb-m03.aol.com...
> About a month ago, I had new shocks intstalled on my 2001 GC. Since then,
> I
> keep hear a pounding noise whenever I hit the slightest bump (riders side,
> rear). I poked around and it seems like the rear anti-sway bar is a bit
> loose
> and may be the source of the sound.
>
> Question: When new shocks are installed, does the anti-sway bar need to
> be
> unhooked or loosened?
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide...

 

I have a 2001 GC with same issue. Have not been able to track it down.
Thought it was a bad shock and replaced them but still have the "thump". I
am begining to think that their is some slop in the bolt holding the shock.
May be a sleve missing in the bolt hole which would allow it to bang into
the bolt on small bumps.
Paul D
"GKrebill" <gkrebill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041024133509.26518.00002876@mb-m03.aol.com...
> About a month ago, I had new shocks intstalled on my 2001 GC. Since then,
> I
> keep hear a pounding noise whenever I hit the slightest bump (riders side,
> rear). I poked around and it seems like the rear anti-sway bar is a bit
> loose
> and may be the source of the sound.
>
> Question: When new shocks are installed, does the anti-sway bar need to
> be
> unhooked or loosened?
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide...

 

I have a 2001 GC with same issue. Have not been able to track it down.
Thought it was a bad shock and replaced them but still have the "thump". I
am begining to think that their is some slop in the bolt holding the shock.
May be a sleve missing in the bolt hole which would allow it to bang into
the bolt on small bumps.
Paul D
"GKrebill" <gkrebill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041024133509.26518.00002876@mb-m03.aol.com...
> About a month ago, I had new shocks intstalled on my 2001 GC. Since then,
> I
> keep hear a pounding noise whenever I hit the slightest bump (riders side,
> rear). I poked around and it seems like the rear anti-sway bar is a bit
> loose
> and may be the source of the sound.
>
> Question: When new shocks are installed, does the anti-sway bar need to
> be
> unhooked or loosened?
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide...