strange noise

[ohno50h]

alright

the last couple of days the car has made a creak or poping noise whenever i take off from a stop, it also does it when i down shift into first, it almost sounds like its coming from the back seat area and i can feel something through the seat.
anyone one know what it could be?

i just did rear springs, control arms and subframe connectors,

 

[CC'S95GT]

u-joints maybe? or a loose bolt back there

 

[OnyxCobra]

after i did my LCA's i noticed on a hard take off my car would creak a little bit. After the bushings got settled it doesn't do it anymore. Did you tighten the LCA's at ride height or with them hanging?

 

[ohno50h]

i think i did with the arms hanging, but i did not notice the noise until like 2-3 days ago, so i dont think its that.

 

[OnyxCobra]

alright then I got nothing lol. what kind of control arms did you get?

 

[ohno50h]

maximum motorsports...only the best. thats why im getting the ford racing aluminum drive shaft instead of replacing my toasted u-joints.
it will be in on monday thanks for the help guys

 

[Crone]

Mine makes the pop too, it's only when i first get moving in first, but not all the time, I have brand new u-joints too. and no suspension mods

 

[brad94GT]

mine has done that i almost think its my rear end binding

 

[427danderson]

u-joints maybe? or a loose bolt back there

Sounds like u joints... I had what sounds like the same problem...

put it in gear and get under it... grab the drive shaft and try and turn it ... I could tell immediately when i did this to mine...

So like everything else when it's broke it's time to upgrade! FRPP Aluminum Drive shaft comes with 2 brand new U joints!

 

[ohno50h]

can you feel a difference with the aluminum driveshaft or is it more just piece of mind know you have a better one in?

 

[ohno50h]

alright, so the new driveshaft is in, it took like 30 minutes in my drive way so thats awesome. what not awesome is the noise is still there,
its a creak noise and kinda pops and i can feel it through the seat. it only happens or is noticed when going from a stop or from reverse to going forward, also i can make it happen just by bouncing the car...could this be my control arms binding, what could i do to fix it?
any help would be great

 

[CC'S95GT]

when your bouncing the car, can you hear it in the front or the back?

 

[ohno50h]

oops my bad.....I cant make it happen just by bouncing the car
its a popping sound when i start moving forward or reverse but only under power, if i start rolling downhill from a stop it doesnt do it

 

[CC'S95GT]

maybe the clutch bolts have slop in them. or loose. I'm runnin outa ideas.

 

[Crone]

would the clutch bolts being loose also cause the pilot bearing to go?....You might be onto something if so lol

 

[ohno50h]

it definately sounds like its coming from the back of the car, plus i get no feed back through the shifter.i forgot to mention that we found a loose bolt on my lower control arm a few weeks back i tightend it back up while it was on the hoist, so i checked that again and its still tight so now im think that either

A. I tighted it to much and the control arm is binding
or
B. me tightening it while the suspension was hanging is causing my problem

 

[CC'S95GT]

B ?

 

[ohno50h]

well, we looked at the car last night and the rear lower control arm bolt on the right side was a little loose, probably because they were in real rough shape but i didnt have new one's to replace them with when i did my control arms we just cleaned them up as best we could. the new ones should be in tommorow and i will try to replace them asap, hopefully this takes car off it.
thanks for the help and i will keep you informed

 

[ohno50h]

an effing zip-tie, all it took to fix it was a zip tie. controls arms were tight everything was perfect ....except for the fact mt ebrake cable was geting hung up on the drive shafts
some times i hate car but atleast its fixed

 

[x182dan]

hey just thinik you got a nice aluminum driveshaft outta it