Rear end rattles

[don selleck]

Or just turn up the radio,

 

[Xcudame]

@don selleck, been there before unfortunately.

 

[gran coupe john]

I feel your pain. Hard to fix them snap, crackle, and pops. Great cereal in the day. Believe it will be a quick fix car doesn't have all the bells and whistles.

 

[gran coupe john]

Radio has the old fashion engine buzz. Got to use my Bluetooth

 

[gran coupe john]

I had tightened the rear shocks, and the leaf spring bolts. They both needed tightened. That helped a bunch. Had the front end alignment twice, and still not right.

 

[Xcudame]

For the front alignment, find an old guy in his 60s or older. Tell him to put as much caster and camber as he can. He'll know what you want if you say that. If not, find another guy. The current alignment on my 70 Challenger was done that way 25+ years ago and Kitten still rocks the corners!

 

[gran coupe john]

A young buck did mine twice. Had her out numerous occasions. Afraid to do over 60mph. She floats like a boat. That place is the only place around here that aligns the older cars. Will remember caster, and camber.

 

[Jeff K]

If your car is so equipped, check the two bolts that hold the pinion snubber bracket to the top of the rearend while you're under there.

 

[gran coupe john]

Car not equipped with that pinion snubber bracket.

 

[Chryco Psycho]

I use a tape measure 7 a digital lever to do alignments , I set up a friends car , it drove great but he didn't trust it & paid for a "pro " alignment on the way back from the alignment he asked if I could reset it back where I had it as it drove far better ,
BAsically you want max caster moving the top ball joint as far back as possible then 1/2 degree of Neg Camber & a 1/16 " of toe , the factory specs are for bias ply tires , doesn't work with radials !

 

[Chryco Psycho]

What diff , all factory diffs had snubbers unless you built a truck Dana 60

 

[pschlosser]

What diff , all factory diffs had snubbers unless you built a truck Dana 60

Maybe not on the 7.25 and 8.25 rear axles?

image from the 1970-71 dealer parts book:

image from the 1974 dealer parts book:

 

[gran coupe john]

She is a 71 barracuda gran coupe