Finally quieten down the noisy rear end on my GT500

[Trays GT]

Well I purchased a J&M Adjustable Panhard Bar and installed and was unable to grease the driver side after install. So after about 3 months I started getting a clucking noise from the rear that was pronounced going through parking lots and stuff like that. So I finally got some time and stuck the car on the rack and changed out the straight fittings for 45 degree fittings and grease them. I starting tapping on things under the car to replicate the noise and hit the panhard bar and noticed the adjustment was clucking. I put a wrench on the center hold and took a wrench to tighten the nut where it had backed off slightly. Now atleast I knew where it was coming from. If it happens I will mark the bar and adjustment and take off to put a dab of Loc-tite on the threads. If anyone else has a similar issue, here is a place to check.

 

[me32]

That's a new one. But its always good to keep parts lubed

 

[barspen]

Me too

I have a similar issue which is very noticeable on the rear passenger side. Not sure if it's my J&M Extreme LCA's or the BMR adjustable Panhard bar. I need to take the panhard bar off to isolate the issue.

I have re-greased and re-torqued 3 times and it seem worse after I tighten things down. After a few days, the noise seems less pronounced, but there is still a distinctive "Crunch" when backing out of my sloped driveway. Zerks on the LCA may be clogged up since they ooze grease...just not sure that is the real problem.

I have no issue with normal driving...only when going over bumps. Going in reverse seems much worse than driving strait over a speed bump.

 

[Trays GT]

Mine was a clucking like a shock..LCA...etc was loose. Just come to find out the lock down nut on the panhard bar had backed off slightly and the slack in the adjustment was causing the clunk.

 

[barspen]

Tightened up the Panhard brace bolts tonight (Forgot to tighten it down when I installed the BMR Panhard bar). Still getting the same "crunch" noise when I back out of my angled driveway. Will try to remove the Panhard bar this weekend to see if I can isolate the issue better.:shrug: The adjustment bolts seem snug. I have blue Loctite on them.

 

[Trays GT]

I didn't realize what my noise was until i banged on the panhard bar at the adjustment and heard the same noise I was hearing inside the car. Thats when I found the adjustment nut loose. Hummm....a "crunch" noise. That seems it could be difficult to find. Maybe a dry spring isolator or something.

 

[FordTech24]

I Just put on the J & M extreme UCA and LCA, drove it home and noticed clunk from every bump I hit. I went back retightened everything, still nothing. I am going to take my J & M UCA off and see if its still making noise. ALL wheel hop is gone now but The clunking is horrible. Has anyone seen and good clips or a good way to connect the brake cable with the LCA so It does not look as bad as zip ties.

 

[barspen]

Has anyone seen and good clips or a good way to connect the brake cable with the LCA so It does not look as bad as zip ties.

I bought some metal zip ties on eBay ($5) and sniped them. Cheap, works well and they don't look bad...especially since it is hard to see them unless you get near the wheel.