Home › Forums › Stay Dirty Lounge › Service and Repair Questions Answered Here › Cracking sound at the back tires › Reply To: Cracking sound at the back tires May 11, 2020 at 8:38 pm #955069 Michael SacksteinParticipant I can tell you exactly what the problem is. You have to raise the vehicle to ride height with the new shocks on the car before you torque them down. Also if you have worn out sway bar links and bushings that’ll do that, so do check those as well.