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83stang

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well i just got done installing a set of upr upper and lower fully adjustable control arms and now my car makes a whining noise and sounds like crap. I checked the angle of the rearend and lined everyhting up and it still sounds like crap anyone got any clue what the deal is? thanx
 

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Can you describe more -- are you talkign vibrations or exhaust noise or what? Where is it coming from?
 

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well its kinda weird sounds like its coming from the rearend its like a whinning noise. Now i noticed it goes away though if im driving and i push in the clutch and coast down a hill i dont hear anythign but as soon as it goes back into gear it whines, and you hear like a rattling noise and just a weird noise that sounds like its coming from the rear end. Now i chekced my mufflers to make sure they wernt rubbing with the driveshaft and one of the mufflers i couls put my fingers between it and the driveshaft but the other one wasa little tighter but not touching. hope this helps.
 

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You checked the angle of the rearend correct, what degrees was it at after you finished your install?
 

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as far as i know i checked it right its at 5 degrees
 

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anyone else got an idea? whats the deal?
 

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That sounds like a lot of angle for solid or poly bushings (according to my reading) -- but I don't really see why it would make it whine. Whine sounds more like a gear related problem...or at least coming from the gears. It's possible you're hearing the rearend more than you did before -- that's my best guess.

I just finished my setup -- very similar to yours with the UPR uppers and lowers. Mine are all metal excetp for the axle end of the lower is poly -- so it's alot of solid. I can hear all the road noise in mine without the backseat in and no insulation or tar on the floor. I can also hear my rear screaming! I also just had my rear setup with 4.30's and very loose, so that could be why in my case -- but we're going to put a little more preload on my setup and put in my backseat and see how it sounds. It might just be not as loud as I think.

Just something else to think about...
 

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ya i was thinking that just the other day i might just be actually hearing things that i didnt before because of the setup now. Thanx for the input
 
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