back end bang

since i installed the 3 inch lift on my 2012 taco i get a bang in the back of my truck....wondering if the shocks are too short now...didnt get this in my last 3 inch lift install on my 2010 taco....i used the aal to lift the rear

 

Did you do an AAL?

 

yes did an aal and it bangs going over bumps

 

The title of the thread is misleading..

This may sound dumb, but if you arent sure where its coming from, make sure your storage boxes are empty. If there are heavy things in them they can make noise..

 

if still using the stock rear shocks you need to start by replacing them with something longer. if not then i'm also curious, i get a random clunk/bang from the rear of my truck too.

 

How many and what type (highway, off road) miles have you put on the lift?

 

this

or loose spare , or towing receiver

 

I'm using stock shocks and I think it's my problem. This truck seems highe than the 2010 when lifted and I'm thinking the pro comp leaf adds a little more height than advertised

 

Got down and checked it all and it good and torqued

 

its not like its anything loose in the boxes<they're empty>its a solid bang that I can feel...pretty sure its the shocks....are bilsteins 5100 the answer?

 

yes that seems like it...can you buy
shock extenders?

 

Thanks i will..shipping kills me up here in Canada....shocks and shipping close to 500

 

You can get 5100's in Canada

 

Where ?

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4059280#post4059280

 

Shocks are too short.

 

how does the shocks being short explain it? my truck does it along with my fathers (his is stock) but only when the rear axle is articulating. ie compressing one side and drooping the other

 

so wheres the bang? not arguing that he may or may not need longer shocks for his lift, but that I don't think that would account for a "bang" unless he is airing the truck out, Im asking how short shocks go bang

 

the piston on the shaft hits the bottom of the shock body (internal)

 

What has been said. My 5100s made tons of "bang" noises. After realizing I blew one out, I went to extended travel 5100s and no more "bang". This is the problem.