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Title: Rear End Bang on Bumps
Post by: worrkshop on November 20, 2011, 01:07:41 PM

So I'm on the road and hit a good bump and it sounds like a loud band, almost like I bottom out, or i'm so stiff it doesn't sound good. Running everything stock except 31" tires at 30 psi. I know I'm not bottoming out. The body mounts look OK and I think the bushings at the springs look OK too. Any Ideas or is this normal??

Title: Re: Rear End Bang on Bumps
Post by: Drone637 on November 22, 2011, 11:34:53 PM

How much lift are you running?  You might be hitting the bottom of your fenders.

Title: Re: Rear End Bang on Bumps
Post by: BRD HNTR on November 25, 2011, 10:12:43 AM

If you are running longer shocks, they can be bottoming out before you get to the bump stops.  I have that problem, and it seems harder at highway speeds and not much of a bump. 
Disconnect the bottom of a back shock, then jack up that side until you get the tire stuffed or hit bump stop, and see of you can replace the shock.

Title: Re: Rear End Bang on Bumps
Post by: ebattleon on December 16, 2011, 07:12:06 PM

30 PSI in a Sammi with 10.5x31 tyres are way too much. I run 10 to 15 PSI with my 10.5 x 31's
The standard tyres 205/70 the PSI is like 23 psi in the front and 26 psi in the back laden.

Now with that said get a few friends and bump the Sammi to see if you can reproduce the sound
you try to locate the source.