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Rosh staffs.V.duber
Posts : 232 Join date : 2010-06-06
| Subject: Banging coilovers... Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:55 pm | |
| What a day -- got the rears fitted, lowered, all looking even.
Then we went for a drive, muchos banging and knocking.
Figured it was the droplinks so shortened them and the it stops a little... But I get a knock when I go over speedbumps (speedbumps and bumps in't road).
I think it's the ARB hitting so my next test will be to remove the droplinks and go for a spin, if it stops I'll need to adjust the droplinks more...
I've never seen a set of coilies before so I don't know whether they're right or not!!!
Should the top mounts be rattling or lose? It could also be these making the noise as I couldn't get the old ones off of the old struts to check what they should be like...
Nightmare!
Any help is, as always, appreciated... |
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Jon .
Posts : 7423 Join date : 2009-06-17
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:31 am | |
| could be your drive shafts hitting the chassis now.... |
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Rosh staffs.V.duber
Posts : 232 Join date : 2010-06-06
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:26 am | |
| How do I remedy this, Jon? |
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Rosh staffs.V.duber
Posts : 232 Join date : 2010-06-06
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:18 am | |
| It's going to the garage for a check-over, although I'm still not confident... I rang and said that yesterday, I had fitted coilover adjustable suspension to my car and his response was something along the lines of "what's that?"... He also said you you're lowering a car you are going to get bangs... I think he's underestimating the bang that I'm hearing. Heeeeeeeeeelp |
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Jon .
Posts : 7423 Join date : 2009-06-17
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:52 am | |
| the only way around it is a chassis notch... it removes the metal your drive shaft is banging into.. |
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Rosh staffs.V.duber
Posts : 232 Join date : 2010-06-06
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:06 pm | |
| Is that because of how low it is? If I make it higher it'll stop?
Hm... May get the grinder out...
I can't believe it's taken this long, it's been two full (9-4) days and it's still not fixed. I have work in the morning, college tomorrow night and placement Wednesday so there's nothing I can do 'til the weekend.... It's going to have to be driven like that. |
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Rosh staffs.V.duber
Posts : 232 Join date : 2010-06-06
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:44 pm | |
| Taken it to the local garage his verdict; it's too low.
He says it mechanically sound, but I think he's spotted where the ARB used to hit the driveshafts before we adjusted it...
I really really think it's the top mounts as they we rattling with a similar sound when they were off the car.
Anyone know of a local place that has experience of coilovers on dubs that'll look at it?
Cheers |
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georgemk3 Global Mod
Posts : 1076 Join date : 2009-07-03
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 2:53 pm | |
| mine did this when i first put my coilys on but i just undid all the bolts holding the arb in and then chopped it down the middle and pulled it out job done all is sound |
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Jon .
Posts : 7423 Join date : 2009-06-17
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:37 pm | |
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georgemk3 Global Mod
Posts : 1076 Join date : 2009-07-03
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:40 pm | |
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Rosh staffs.V.duber
Posts : 232 Join date : 2010-06-06
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:58 pm | |
| - georgemk3 wrote:
- or midland vw
It's booked in there in the morning Thanks a lot chaps -- hoping I'll be at a meet sometime bloody soon!!!! :D |
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wrighty .
Posts : 4314 Join date : 2009-07-20
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:08 pm | |
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Jon .
Posts : 7423 Join date : 2009-06-17
| Subject: Re: Banging coilovers... Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:40 am | |
| - georgemk3 wrote:
- or midland vw
haha I was racking my brain about this place... I knew it was midland but couldn't think of the second part???? |
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