Ford Excursion :: 2004 - Thud Sound When Back Out Of Driveway
Nov 14, 2014
I did some searching on brake and suspension related issues to no avail. When I let our excursion sit overnight, and get in it to leave in the morning...drop it in reverse and let off the brakes, I get a 'thud' noise in the rear of the vehicle.
It sounds like a brake pad sticking and immediately freeing itself when the vehicle is in motion. We don't set the parking break. The brake pads and rotors are new, calipers and pins moved freely, parking brake shoes seemed to be in great shape.
The only thing I noticed was a small leak from the rear axle seal which could possibly be saturating the ebrake shoes and causing them to swell and stick overnight. The only other thing I can think of is maybe suspension related.
I have noticed it when pulling forward into and out of a prolonged parking spot so I don't think it is driveline related. It also doesn't occur any other time except for after sitting for several hours.
It sounds like the spare tire is loose and rocks forward slightly and hits the back of the seat. I checked that also. Very faint thud..
2004' 4x4 with the 6.0 & 185k
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Noticed that the front springs looked like they were sagging, is this normal or do I have an excuse to lift it? Also the shocks appear to be the original units and I figure that they are going to be on their way out. In the past I had good results with KYB gas-a just on a old F250 2wd.
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Just experienced the teeth jarring "thud" from going over a speed bump. That was bad. I want to fix the issue right now for cheap. I plan on doing the full blown V/B mod swap out later, but don't want to buy new rubber when my current is nearly new. Dealership wanted ALOT of money for replacement leafs. This is just a temporary temporary measure to stop the slamming.
Front
Option 1: 2" Lift Shackles
Option 2: 3" Mini-Pack Leveling Kit
Rear
Option 1: OEM F-350 4" blocks
Option 2: Generic 4-5 Lift blocks
I really like the shackles for their price. Flip side though, I feel the mini-pack would firm up the ride a tad. My old F-250 rode like a truck, and the X just doesn't.
Are the factory front shocks long enough to support 2" of extension without breaking? I really didn't want to mess with the rear suspension, but she sits pretty level right now and I'm not a fan of the Bulldog look.
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