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Rattling Noise...what is it???

Mazda Lowering Static Mazda Suspension Mazda Tech
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mazdab2600i   +1y
I just took two leafs out on both leaf springs, added 2" blocks and now I'm getting a rattling noise. The thing is that it only rattles when I am pressing the accelerator. Can anyone tell me what the noise is and how to fix it?

Ok its more like a ticking sound.
Post was last edited on Oct 26, 2009 01:10. This post has been edited 1 times.
jimbeater   +1y
check your oil... and possibly an exhaust heatsheild... does it rattle while parked and at idle?
mazdab2600i   +1y
The noise is defintely coming from the rear axle somewhere....the wheels? the differential? the drive shaft? somewhere in the back.
90-b22dawg [andrew]   +1y
check the gear oil in the rear end.... may be low..... also could be the joints in the nuckles on the drive shaft
mazdab2600i   +1y
Okay...just so you know this noise didn't happen before I lowered the rear...none...zero....as soon as I took it down off the jack stands and drove it around the noise started.
farfegnugen   +1y
is this a shortbed/longbed/Extcab?... my long bed when it was running and i lowered it... does the same thing until i extended the bolts for the Carrier.
mazdab2600i   +1y
It's a single cab Short bed...how do I extend the bolts for the carrier? Carrier?
rbriggs   +1y
rattling right after you dropped it coulda revealed a wearing u joint
elbine69   +1y
Sounds like a bad u joint to me.
splinter   +1y
If you did the monoleaf setup your leafs may be banging together. My leafs were banging together and driving me nuts. I had to put a piece of rubber between the leafs to quite them down