lowering springs and koni's installed... w/ issue.
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lowering springs and koni's installed... w/ issue.
Got all the springs with koni shocks/struts installed and now i've got a clumking noise coming from the rear of the car seemingly from both sides. Once thing I noticed is that thecoils are pretty much laying on top of each other. Is it supposed to be like that??
I read in some writeup somewhere that since the lowering springs have more coils they clank on each other. Anyone have a remedy for this?
Thanks,
Ian
I read in some writeup somewhere that since the lowering springs have more coils they clank on each other. Anyone have a remedy for this?
Thanks,
Ian
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RE: lowering springs and koni's installed... w/ issue.
are they clocked to the right position?
I've never really taken a close look as the suspension on the car, but I know at least in front the steel plates that sandwich the springs have indentations that you would line up with the end of the coil. Maybe you didn't do this for the rear?
I've never really taken a close look as the suspension on the car, but I know at least in front the steel plates that sandwich the springs have indentations that you would line up with the end of the coil. Maybe you didn't do this for the rear?
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RE: lowering springs and koni's installed... w/ issue.
ORIGINAL: achTTung
are they clocked to the right position?
I've never really taken a close look as the suspension on the car, but I know at least in front the steel plates that sandwich the springs have indentations that you would line up with the end of the coil. Maybe you didn't do this for the rear?
are they clocked to the right position?
I've never really taken a close look as the suspension on the car, but I know at least in front the steel plates that sandwich the springs have indentations that you would line up with the end of the coil. Maybe you didn't do this for the rear?
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RE: lowering springs and koni's installed... w/ issue.
Hey I had the exact same setup just installed about a week ago, Neuspeed Sports with Koni Yellows. I noticed the first couple of days a little bit of clunking in the rear when i was
going over slow, diagonal bumps, but its pretty much gone now I think. I read that if the coils are oriented in the wrong position that could happen, but sometimes they just work themselves
into position. I'm gonna keep listening but I havn't noticed the clunk in a while now.
going over slow, diagonal bumps, but its pretty much gone now I think. I read that if the coils are oriented in the wrong position that could happen, but sometimes they just work themselves
into position. I'm gonna keep listening but I havn't noticed the clunk in a while now.
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RE: lowering springs and koni's installed... w/ issue.
my guess is that the "dead springs" have to settle and until they do there probably hitting eachother and clunking... give it a week or 2 and see if it stops
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RE: lowering springs and koni's installed... w/ issue.
Thanks for the info guys. I went ahead and turned them upside down and that removed a lot of the noise. There is still a rattling though. I will wait a few days to see if it subsides.
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RE: lowering springs and koni's installed... w/ issue.
ORIGINAL: pchon
Hey I had the exact same setup just installed about a week ago, Neuspeed Sports with Koni Yellows. I noticed the first couple of days a little bit of clunking in the rear when i was
going over slow, diagonal bumps, but its pretty much gone now I think. I read that if the coils are oriented in the wrong position that could happen, but sometimes they just work themselves
into position. I'm gonna keep listening but I havn't noticed the clunk in a while now.
Hey I had the exact same setup just installed about a week ago, Neuspeed Sports with Koni Yellows. I noticed the first couple of days a little bit of clunking in the rear when i was
going over slow, diagonal bumps, but its pretty much gone now I think. I read that if the coils are oriented in the wrong position that could happen, but sometimes they just work themselves
into position. I'm gonna keep listening but I havn't noticed the clunk in a while now.
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RE: lowering springs and koni's installed... w/ issue.
So I found the clunking... it actually gotmuch worse. Soboth shocks had worked themselves loose and the rear right had actually become detached at the top! The bolt wasjust laying between some metal and theplastic wheel wellcover. However it stayed there is a miracle! Now they are firmly reattached with no more strange noises! Thanks to all for your help.