Tein Coilover Clunk Anyone???
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From: Boostin' troubles away - 4EAT Memories 12.87@103.2
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Originally Posted by sneezerboi
Then you, my friend, have tight nuts....
thanks for the laugh josh!
this is information for my HIIC peeps! I know it's a technical issue but I'm sick of having just garbage in HIIC I decided to put something useful up... plesae stick to the topic though... A lot of HIIC members own Teins and wanted to make sure that we're safe while driving...
In the pictures that I posted though I didn't show how the top nut was sitting directly on the bearing and the shavings are from the constant rubbing... if you've got an alignment done recently and have adjustable top hat/pillow ball mounts you'll want to check this as well
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well yeah and the fact that I don't want Alex or anyone to give me **** about posting it in HIIC...
but I'm pretty sure that people in the mainland have complained about this as well already
Jon
but I'm pretty sure that people in the mainland have complained about this as well already
Jon
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From: Boostin' troubles away - 4EAT Memories 12.87@103.2
Car Info: 51E LHD V7 STI (2.0)
Originally Posted by Paperchasin
welp, if u look for the lil silver sticker on the damper, theres a part #....
DK-S40 = newer 10k/8k
DK-S28 = older 5k/5k
hope that helps...
DK-S40 = newer 10k/8k
DK-S28 = older 5k/5k
hope that helps...
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Originally Posted by Tiare
Just wondering if it is the same case for the so known "STi rear Upper Mount" Clunking noise! it might be just a loose nut!
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hey jon
my rears coilovers makes that clunking noise when i hit bumps in the road.
i thought that was common for the type flex coilovers. (everything is tight on mine)
does your rears coilovers make that clunking noise?
my rears coilovers makes that clunking noise when i hit bumps in the road.
i thought that was common for the type flex coilovers. (everything is tight on mine)
does your rears coilovers make that clunking noise?
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Originally Posted by rtakashi
hey jon
my rears coilovers makes that clunking noise when i hit bumps in the road.
i thought that was common for the type flex coilovers. (everything is tight on mine)
does your rears coilovers make that clunking noise?
my rears coilovers makes that clunking noise when i hit bumps in the road.
i thought that was common for the type flex coilovers. (everything is tight on mine)
does your rears coilovers make that clunking noise?
Originally Posted by rtakashi
hey jon
my rears coilovers makes that clunking noise when i hit bumps in the road.
i thought that was common for the type flex coilovers. (everything is tight on mine)
does your rears coilovers make that clunking noise?
my rears coilovers makes that clunking noise when i hit bumps in the road.
i thought that was common for the type flex coilovers. (everything is tight on mine)
does your rears coilovers make that clunking noise?
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Originally Posted by Paperchasin
it is common for the older flexes...which was the reason i even brought up the part #'s...
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OLO... it's not a squeezing noise
it's a CLUNK!
it's the noise fo a loose top hat/pillow ball mount...etc. that give excessive travel of the strut causing it to CLUNK against each other everytime you go over a bump wrong...
ANYONE WITH THESE COILOVERS SHOULD CHECK THIS OUT... they are not bad coilovers... they just need to be checked if they are tight enough... if they aren't DO NOT use an impact gun on your car... if you have this problem... post up and I'll tell you how I fixed it without taking the wheels off the car and taking the suspension appart... if it's on the back then you'll have a slightly bigger problem resolving it since you don't have any adjustments in the rear.
Jon
it's a CLUNK!
it's the noise fo a loose top hat/pillow ball mount...etc. that give excessive travel of the strut causing it to CLUNK against each other everytime you go over a bump wrong...
ANYONE WITH THESE COILOVERS SHOULD CHECK THIS OUT... they are not bad coilovers... they just need to be checked if they are tight enough... if they aren't DO NOT use an impact gun on your car... if you have this problem... post up and I'll tell you how I fixed it without taking the wheels off the car and taking the suspension appart... if it's on the back then you'll have a slightly bigger problem resolving it since you don't have any adjustments in the rear.
Jon
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OLO... it's not a squeezing noise
it's a CLUNK!
it's the noise fo a loose top hat/pillow ball mount...etc. that give excessive travel of the strut causing it to CLUNK against each other everytime you go over a bump wrong...
ANYONE WITH THESE COILOVERS SHOULD CHECK THIS OUT... they are not bad coilovers... they just need to be checked if they are tight enough... if they aren't DO NOT use an impact gun on your car... if you have this problem... post up and I'll tell you how I fixed it without taking the wheels off the car and taking the suspension appart... if it's on the back then you'll have a slightly bigger problem resolving it since you don't have any adjustments in the rear.
Jon
it's a CLUNK!
it's the noise fo a loose top hat/pillow ball mount...etc. that give excessive travel of the strut causing it to CLUNK against each other everytime you go over a bump wrong...
ANYONE WITH THESE COILOVERS SHOULD CHECK THIS OUT... they are not bad coilovers... they just need to be checked if they are tight enough... if they aren't DO NOT use an impact gun on your car... if you have this problem... post up and I'll tell you how I fixed it without taking the wheels off the car and taking the suspension appart... if it's on the back then you'll have a slightly bigger problem resolving it since you don't have any adjustments in the rear.
Jon