Coil contact? Thunk rattle noise

[Austerity]

Well after the previous 48 hours of hell trying to get my lift kit installed, and one stripped out OME front strut, I have it all installed (albeit with one factory strut in the front and a new OME on order).

The first time I had everything assembled I had a rattle/thunk noise on the passenger side. I tore everything back apart assuming it was the nut on the top of the coil/strut assembly.

When I got it out, even though I had torqued that nut down, it turned out that it was cross threaded. It either got cross threaded when my wife tightened it down (and I subsequently put a torque wrench on it), or it got stripped when I tried to remove it, I am assuming when it was installed.

Either way, everything is together and I still have the same noise. It sounds like something is very, very loose and rattle/thunking around.

Is this coil contact? I can't notice any spots on the coil springs because they are so f$$$ed up from two days of compressing springs and prying spring compressor pieces out of them. Did I mention the front install has been pure hell?

Anyway, I'm at my wits end and would like some help trying to figure out what the problem is. Everything I have taken loose has been torqued down to proper specs.

Any ideas? :worthy:

 

[yellocoyote]

Tighten your swaybar end links after the KJ weight-bearing and on the ground? That's a common area for noise if it's not done correctly.

 

[Austerity]

Forgot to mention, running 3 2" conduit nuts in clevis - 3/8", and JBA 1/4" top plates.

 

[Austerity]

Tighten your swaybar end links after the KJ weight-bearing and on the ground? That's a common area for noise if it's not done correctly.

I thought I did this correctly, and I retightened them. The noise was still there. Then I removed them. The noise is still there.

Am I right in torquing the upper stabilizer link nut to 100 and the lower to 85?

 

[Austerity]

There's also a possibility I didn't put the links back on correctly, didn't take photos of that initially. Would that cause this noise?

 

[Austerity]

Completely removed the swaybar links again, and the noise is still there. They are not the problem.

EDIT: Also - load bearing KJ on the ground it doesn't appear like the UCA is anywhere near the coil.

 

[Austerity]

Got it figured out!! It was a loose nut on the rear upper control arm bushing. Must have always been loose and the lift amplified it.... because I certainly didn't loosen it.

 

[yellocoyote]

Glad you found it!

 

[Austerity]

Glad you found it!

Thanks for the help