knockin springs???
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knockin springs???
soo i got my car lowered..... looks crazy nice but when i hit bumps on my front driver said.... it knocks.. is it knockin against the fender or is it b.c my engine is hittin teh ground??? i dunno wat to tell the mechanicc thankss
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Rep Power: 326 well tell them that you probably got a blown strut, when i lowered on springs, i noticed a knock, then when i went to coilovers later....it was a blown strut, one month later I got KYB AGXs...that what you might need to invest in.... or some new bumpstops. those might be gone. 1.) check for the bumpstops. 2.) see if you're bouncing to try and see if you want some new struts/shocks 3.) make sure NOTHING is loose. springs, mounts, bolts, etc
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Rep Power: 0 im not bouncin or anything its just when i hit lil a small bump that is underground it knocks, but when its above ground doesnt knock, its good to go... i just got my springs installed and they are blown already????? maybe something is loose
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Rep Power: 326 what springs do you have? stock shock are made for stock springs. it's alwasys better to swap them out with coilovers or springs. mine were blown at 40000 miles, but my warranty went bad at 36k, so i changed them after 15k miles later now i love the KYBs with Skunk2 coilovers. and what do you mean that is underground, it knocks.
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Originally Posted by burke420
what springs do you have? stock shock are made for stock springs. it's alwasys better to swap them out with coilovers or springs. mine were blown at 40000 miles, but my warranty went bad at 36k, so i changed them after 15k miles later now i love the KYBs with Skunk2 coilovers. and what do you mean that is underground, it knocks.
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Rep Power: 360 how low is the drop?
Also they may have not trimmed down the bump stops.
This would give you that bottoming out sound.
also make sure that the four bolts are tight on the driver side strut.
If it is loose it make a knocking sound.
I speak from experiance on that.
Also they may have not trimmed down the bump stops.
This would give you that bottoming out sound.
also make sure that the four bolts are tight on the driver side strut.
If it is loose it make a knocking sound.
I speak from experiance on that.
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Originally Posted by PunkingCivic
how low is the drop?
Also they may have not trimmed down the bump stops.
This would give you that bottoming out sound.
also make sure that the four bolts are tight on the driver side strut.
If it is loose it make a knocking sound.
I speak from experiance on that.
Also they may have not trimmed down the bump stops.
This would give you that bottoming out sound.
also make sure that the four bolts are tight on the driver side strut.
If it is loose it make a knocking sound.
I speak from experiance on that.
i would say the problem is your spring isnt seated correctly allowing movement when the load is taken off the spring as it would be if the wheel moves down. try jacking hte car up take the wheel off and see if the spring is seated correctly on the shock. a lot of honda experience this problem with stock shocks and lowering springs. all the ones i have owned would come unseated on large holes. you can attribute it to the fact that the spring doesnt put as much tension on the shock to keep it in the correct position because of the decreased size in the spring itself.
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Originally Posted by pon55
I'm a lot lower than you and I don't hit my engine
I'll look at it at the meet if you don't solve it first!
I'll look at it at the meet if you don't solve it first!
I just burnt my tongue
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Rep Power: 320 when u turn the wheel do u hear clicking?...cuz the spring shock and upper mount might not be indexed right...that can cause a problem of knocking noises or clicking...it happened to me first when i was putting my stock strut back together...it didnt get indexed right so when i turned the wheel while the car was on jack stands it would pop...but now i've taken the suspension appart so many times that i dont have to worry about not lining it up
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Originally Posted by djrabbi
when i hit a small pot hole it knocks still.... i dunno wats wrong still
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Originally Posted by familycar
try your ball joints
I just drove the car around the block and the noise is gone.
What I did?
Plastic tube around the springs rofl:
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Rep Power: 298 Any fix yet ? I have a small knocking sound when i turn left and hit small bumps.. It happened with stock springs and struts, and still have the sound with my aftermarket Tokico springs and struts.
I would really like to know the problem to this sound, looks like im not the only one. I went to Honda and they didn't know they said it migh tbe struts.. clearly that wasnt it, after I got mine replaced.
Someone figure this out please !!!
I would really like to know the problem to this sound, looks like im not the only one. I went to Honda and they didn't know they said it migh tbe struts.. clearly that wasnt it, after I got mine replaced.
Someone figure this out please !!!
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Originally Posted by j.lu
Ball joints fine
I just drove the car around the block and the noise is gone.
What I did?
Plastic tube around the springs rofl:
I just drove the car around the block and the noise is gone.
What I did?
Plastic tube around the springs rofl:
plastic tube around the shock, that cant be the noise your describing its not thick enough plastic to make that sound, i know what you mean because i believe i have the same problem. i just havent bothered to tear into it yet.
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Rep Power: 0 sooo my driver side knockin is gettin louder and more eaiser to knock...... i dunno wtf to do... my mechanic said nuttin looks wrong wit it cause if i tell them to look at teh strut and take it apart, he will charge me...... i dunno i think i never shouldve gotten it lowered now
