undercarriage

I finally found the source of the knock upon acceleration and on lower portion of the vehicle by the spare tire on each side located above the exhaust tips there is a counterweight of some sort on each side... Does anyone here know what they are for? The seem to swing freely and very easily. The...

I just posted this in the "General Chatter" forum. Then I realized I should have put it here. I'm new here. I'm looking at a 2004. I looked underneath at the oval crossmembers under the engine. The welds seems very bulky. Was wondering if this was "factory" or not. I only question it because of...

Hi All, I am new to the forum, just wanted to say hi. I had a question, just bought a 2007 RRS S/C with 61k miles. The SUV is from Chicago & I am in Texas. What I noticed that the undercarriage was a bit rusted. I know it's due to the salt on the roads from the snow storms they have up north. I...