MountainBiker
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at 85K on crap roads,,,i would look into new struts and rear shocks. i just lowered a 2018 tahoe with 55k miles, and i could compress the rear shock easily with 1 finger.
the spindle up front should not be the issue, that is a cast hard part. possibly starting to hear play in the hub bearing as well.
for the rear, at 4" was the free travel mod performed or at the very least, a shortening of the bump stop ??? look into that, as it can cause a harsh ride and noise if loaded down.
for overall ride, the 22 really hurt that, a 20 makes a huge difference in side wall height
thanks for the reply. I will probably put new struts and rear shocks and see if that helps. Do you guys recommend the belltech sp? I want to keep ride as comfortable as possible. It doesn’t ride bad now just the knocking or cluttering noise at low speed is driving me crazy. It’s like there’s play in it somewhere. Yes I know the 20s were a lot more forgiving and the 24s will change ride quality but it isn’t that bad once I can get rid of this noisy front end. I didn’t do rear travel mod. I don’t tow with it and drive an easy 6 mile commute to work. Unfortunately that’s when I hear this noise. On highway I don’t hear it and it feels pretty smooth.