Noisy rear Clayton springs.

[WILDHOBO]

I have the Clayton 2.5 inch overland plus lift. Does anyone else hear rattling in the rear springs when going over bumps?

I think you accidentally got Cletus springs. Common mistake.

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[WILDHOBO]

I just installed the same lift on mine, no rattling. I was careful to make sure the springs were clocked properly so that they would seat in the same spot as the factory ones were. Not easy by yourself!!

Make sure your sway bar links are tight as well, those will rattle like crazy if they're not.

Yep. It’s possible to clock springs on your own, but it’s not as easy as with a helper. And the rears are harder to get right as you need to be upside down to see it. The two indexing pins in the upper seat are helpful though, as you can see and feel them from above.

 

[2020 SCRAMBLER]

Thanks guys for the help. It was a loose sway bar bracket and another bolt. Clicking sound is gone.

 

[GhostDog]

Possibly, check out the video I posted on page 4 of this thread. Yours would just be faster, more frequent events. I could recreate mine going off a curb. I ultimately determined it was the bottom coil making noise with the perch on the axle. I just reused the factory sleeve. Put a little RTV on the inside so it can stick and it’s been fine.

Hi, I am a little late to this thread. Do you think you can share a picture of your rear springs? I installed my lift last week and it has been driving me nuts. I have the exact same noise and conditions. I deduced it may also be the lower pigtail of the springs on the perch on the axle.

Did you end up putting the sleeves on both the bottom of the spring at the axle and the top between where the spring changes for dual rate?

 

[mpboxer]

Hi, I am a little late to this thread. Do you think you can share a picture of your rear springs? I installed my lift last week and it has been driving me nuts. I have the exact same noise and conditions. I deduced it may also be the lower pigtail of the springs on the perch on the axle.

Did you end up putting the sleeves on both the bottom of the spring at the axle and the top between where the spring changes for dual rate?

Hi there, I put the isolators on top first and did not notice a difference. The bottom coil where it contacts the spring perch solved it. Here are a couple pictures.

 

[GhostDog]

Hi there, I put the isolators on top first and did not notice a difference. The bottom coil where it contacts the spring perch solved it. Here are a couple pictures.

Much appreciated! I’ll give it a shot.

 

[Benbean66]

Much appreciated! I’ll give it a shot.

I had issues with noise, and I solved it by putting the insulators I pulled off the OEM springs were oriented at the top so they would protect the coil from touching the frame. That’s where my noise was coming from, at least.

 

[GhostDog]

I had issues with noise, and I solved it by putting the insulators I pulled off the OEM springs were oriented at the top so they would protect the coil from touching the frame. That’s where my noise was coming from, at least.

I put the insulators on the bottom and have no improvement in the noise. Can you share where you put yours with picture? Not sure where they’d be touching the frame, there is already the pad at the top that it has to clock correctly into with the notch.

 

[Benbean66]

I put the insulators on the bottom and have no improvement in the noise. Can you share where you put yours with picture? Not sure where they’d be touching the frame, there is already the pad at the top that it has to clock correctly into with the notch.

The blue insulators are what I’m referring to. I had to peel these off of the OEM springs and put them on the Clayton’s, so they provided a cushion between the frame and coil when oriented properly.

 

[Clayton Off Road]

I put the insulators on the bottom and have no improvement in the noise. Can you share where you put yours with picture? Not sure where they’d be touching the frame, there is already the pad at the top that it has to clock correctly into with the notch.

Hey there, the picture from the person that posted below is how you want to install them, closer to the top, right where the springs tend to touch and make a clanking sound.

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