Installed JKS Discos... now my suspension is noisey!!

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:37 pm

Hey guys,

I installed the quicker disconnects and now anytime I hit a decent bump it sounds like my shocks are bad, but I know they aren't because they were fine before I installed these discos... Are there any known issues like this?

Thanks,
Bill

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:45 pm

If you do a search you will find lots of compalaints of them being noisy and many have removed them and gone back to stock.

q50055 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:47 pm

known issues? well yeh - do a search - product was withdrawn from market. I know more people who tried and removed them than people using them.

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:49 pm

Well I don't feel too bad then. All I want to know is are they doing any damage or are they just noisey?

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:50 pm

mostly noisy from what I have read , so if you can out up with that :wink:

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:51 pm

tommudd wrote:

mostly noisy from what I have read , so if you can out up with that :wink:

Thanks guys I feel better. I thought it was something I did!

Pablo · **Joined:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1201

Mine makes a ton of noise. I turn the radio up. I think the issue is due to the fact that when engaged they push and pull against the posts. Since they are only held on with a pin and not bolted down, they are going to bang around against the pin, post and frame when engaged.

Since the lift, I have had to adjust mine to keep them from hitting the top of the disconnect and pin against the side of the a arm. They were hitting so hard it bent the pin and I had to cut it off and use a punch to get the pin out of the post. Shortened the discos and it works much better, but it still makes minor contact on big bumps. I learned the hard way to make double sure they are torqued and that you use the right amount of thread locker. Insufficient thread locker or torque and the posts will liberate themselves from the vehicle in short order. Some have replace the pins with better cotter pins as well.

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:36 pm

Pablo wrote:

Mine makes a ton of noise. I turn the radio up. I think the issue is due to the fact that when engaged they push and pull against the posts. Since they are only held on with a pin and not bolted down, they are going to bang around against the pin, post and frame when engaged.

Since the lift, I have had to adjust mine to keep them from hitting the top of the disconnect and pin against the side of the a arm. They were hitting so hard it bent the pin and I had to cut it off and use a punch to get the pin out of the post. Shortened the discos and it works much better, but it still makes minor contact on big bumps. I learned the hard way to make double sure they are torqued and that you use the right amount of thread locker. Insufficient thread locker or torque and the posts will liberate themselves from the vehicle in short order. Some have replace the pins with better cotter pins as well.

That's good information, thanks. I do have to retorque mine because my punch thingy got bent. I'll have to go get a nice thick screw driver or something...

Signcutter21 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:47 pm

Yes very very noisy. in addition to making sure they're torqued. I also put some thread lock on the posts. Also it takes a while to get the correct length of the disco and getting the sway bar centered correctly. I eventuallly pulled them off and now they make great tool box clutter.

LiLredLibby · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:05 pm

It's kinda funny aint it.Every little noise we here on the road scares us half to death,but as soon as we hit the trails we're saying "What noise? I did'nt here nothin". Almost like when we get offroad we become big ole Macho tuff guys or somethin'.

Ron

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:08 pm

You are so right Ron, off road ya got to have some noise but on road we want a Caddy ride and sound
and of course we become more macho off road even some of the women do....some anyways :lol:

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:17 pm

tommudd wrote:

You are so right Ron, off road ya got to have some noise but on road we want a Caddy ride and sound
and of course we become more macho off road even some of the women do....some anyways :lol:

C co Crusader 2/127 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:59 pm

i do have to agree with everyone. The discos are pretty noisy. An seeing as how nobody else makes discos its eother something you have to deal with or something you take off. Im going to go the route of some sound deadening and some silversided insulation. That stuff works really well.

Installed JKS Discos... now my suspension is noisey!!

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