Agree with this and sounds like narrowed to shock having something to do with it. Possible shock puts enough tension on pivot points and with out it things are free to move. As for removing quarter panel, sounds like they need to buy the car. Not so sure Ford would support this idea. Convince them it's a safety issue and they'll crush the car.
They said they can definitely hear the sound in the body, but the clunk doesn't have that solid "POP" sound that broken unibodies usually make, and sounds transmit through shocks fairly well. As an XJ owner, I know what broken unibodies sound like, and this isn't it. It's a dull, half-muted clunk, which to me sounds like suspension parts.
Yeah. Quarterpanel removal is effectively a rebuilt car to me. No way I'm paying new for that. A replacement would be the easiest option for all, especially considering COVID pricing right now. My car is still worth thousands more than I paid for it OTD due to the shortage, so that will make things super muddy, not to mention finding a replacement.
As long as they guaranteed against corrosion, I'd be fine with this.
Can you imagine if after all this they found the Jack, Jack handle or lug wrench was loose and that was the issue. Not sure if I’d be happy or pissed?
I checked everything back there prior to taking it in. Lol
That depends on who pays the bill… :biggrin:
We had our Vw in dealer with a misfire for 5 months under drivetrain warranty at 98900 mikes waiting on a new head from Germany.
Yep, I can’t help it, claimed 617 or 623 or something like that but they appear to be under rated and are closer to 700hp in reality. I keep hoping it’s going to wake up and pull like the dragster though
S550 is IRS with 4 gajillion links back there, far cry from the Fox body days. More like a 5 link
Yeah thats what I was saying its still a fox body with essentially a different rear suspension and some mods to fit the Coyota. 99-2004 Cobra had a similar IRS then 2010 -2011 Cobra prototyped the 2015 up that you have. Seems like that was plenty of time to get it right? I used All those IRS systems on "Shelby" Cobra replicas when I built them - Lots of moving parts to it all "fit" in the Old Fox body configuration (cheap Ford) made all those links to keep the rear end from wrapping up from diving under all that HP. But used soft bushings to eliminate noise, so everything twists too much, but still Better than the Gen 3 corvette from a squat and predictability perspective. I like how they handle (I had the roush 427 version) but nothing mind shattering engineering wise
Ford engineer drove another with the same noise, so now I’m stuck in a battle of fighting then to repair, or just taking the credit and moving on. Not certain what I’m gonna do at this point.
