Clunking/vibration through steering wheel after lift

[Jrbball7]

I have a 24' BD with about 2000 miles so far on eibach coilovers, zone UCAs, 285/75/17 tires, and a diff drop.

I tested everything out a couple weeks ago off-road in some snow....didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Fast forward to today and I noticed some extra unfamiliar clunking/vibration/feedback through the steering wheel while going over some bumpy rocky gravel roads. It seemed to do this in 2H and 4H. There was nothing unusual noticed when driving on smooth dirt/gravel or pavement. Issue only presented on bumpy rocky or washboard situations. It feels as if there's more feedback and NVH coming through the steering wheel as well as some clunking noises from the front over the described situations above.

I plan to go under the car and take off all the plates and see if anything has come loose. My first guesses are something to do with the steering rack, or diff drop.

Any ideas from the experts here?

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[NC_Oak]

problaby not the issue but double check that the eibach top hat bolts are still seated fully. I had to tighten a few after I installed mine. that would present itself with very light bumps tho

No clue on the diff drop. those things can be tricky if the angle is off.

But I'd be looking at the UCAs. If it were me, as you said you're gunna look closer, jack up the front end and use a floor jack to articulate the front wheels all the way and look for issues. I'd also go half articulated then quickly release the floor jack to see rebound results in a clunk

 

[Brian_B]

There is the upper FDU mount that's notorious for cracking loose too, worth peeking at while you are under there

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