r3mix3r

sup guys?

Aiight heres what happens (i know i said this before) when im going at slow speeds like 5-10mph i hear a crunching clonk noise and also hear it after going over a bump and like when im going slow and hit the brake hard...I looked up my car for lower ball joint recall and it came up fine...Went to cybernation today (performance shop) they said they didnt know what it is?! They installed my camber kit but they said it has nothing to do with that...By the way i only hear this noise from the front right wheel well. He told me it could be maybe my shock is a little bent? But for the most part he didnt know... What could this be?! Right now its just kinda annoying me, hearing a creeking noise all the time(at slow speeds). Anyone know a good shop in broward county to bring it? Thankz!

r3mix3r

I GIVE UP

r3mix3r

I actually noticed (Turn down the subs) that it makes the noise also when im driving but not as much...

CLpower

i think I have the same sound as you, i can't figure it out for the life of me. I've taking the front end completely apart and put it all back together a few times



what also sucks is I think one of my shocks are blown.

r3mix3r

yea its really getting annoying... how am i suppose to know what it is if a suspension shop dont even kno...

how do you know if your shock is blown?!

i got the same exact setup as you...

CLpower

you can hear the shock squeeking. I've got 70K on my shocks, they are due


also, doesn't it just feel like something is about to snap?

okbye2

I had the same exact problem on a Mazda millenia I used to have. It all started after they installed my springs. I took it back to the shop and they probably thought I was craaazy. It happened only at slow speeds going over small bumps on the streets. I ended up leaving it like that. I had to just deal with it, but it was the most anoying thing in the world even though I could barely hear it.

r3mix3r

"also, doesn't it just feel like something is about to snap?"

EXACTLY...!

okbye2: Ya I dont care bout the noise thats what the systems for i just want to make sure everything is ok i can live w/ noise jus wanna know whats making the noise?!

r3mix3r

ghander how many miles you got on ur ride? and how many w/ springs/shocks?

i got 61k and had tokico/sportline for like 8k

CLpower

i've got 74K on the car and probably close to 50-60 on the shocks. The car hasn't had stock springs on it since the 2nd day i've owned it though

r3mix3r

dammn i bought my car almost a yr ago it was kinda shitty yellow headlights and some weird ass tint i wonder if it was hooked up before me?! hmmmm but im still tryin to figure this shit out, soo u had the tokicos for 70k miles already?!

Slooo97CL

iTrader: (1)

who ran the vin for the ball joint check...?

could it have anything to do with bushings? i heard once the rubber wears down or cracks, gets old the car could squeak over bumps...my sister has an 98 accord it happened to her....she got nothing repaired and then the noise slowly dissapeared....

CLpower

yea, i think it may be a bushing, but they all look good

r3mix3r

ok went over jo0p cl's house tonight he has goldline springs, koni shocks, and ingalls camber kit... he actually has the same exact creeking, clonking noise that i have...Im pretty much leaning it has something to do with our camber kits? The guy at the shop told me it wasnt but he seems to dumb in the first place. What can be causing it to do this...His actually does it on both sides mine only does it on the right side. You hear the "Ehhh" "Ckkk" noises when driving slow, going over a bump (real loud), and hard turning...What causes the noisE? It almost seems like sumtin gonna snap off?! Anything i can try?

rEmixnZZa

hey man i just got mine installed like 2 or 3 dayz ago, and SHIT i have the same problem!!
my front left keeps makin this lil clunking sound ARGH!!
i have H&R sports, 19's axis on low profiles, and ingalls camber

but the strangest thing is...my rear tires have different wheel GAPS!! WTH! did they not set it right or something? cuz my car is slightly tilted right now, gotta take it back wen they open on monday

can you guys all check your wheel gaps to see if ur car is tilted?

r3mix3r

it must be the camber kits cause jo0p cl has the same problem as me an has ingalls... i dunno what it is but my car sounds like its falling apart when i go over a bump or brake or turn or drive slow jeeeeeez

rEmixnZZa

is your car completely even?
like even wheel gap all around?
cuz my rear left wheel has a bigger gap than all the other ones!! dats so fawked up...going to shop tomm...they weren't open on weekends =(

clnsupra

yall might think im crazy but i have the same clunking noise but only when its raining or been raining. it will pop once when i hit the brakes and once when i accelerate. but the thing is you guys have camber kits. I don't. so it can't be the kits. i have sprint springs and factory rims.

rEmixnZZa

lol anywayz i went back to the shop and i figured it out!!

its the control arm hitting the wheel well on the inside
this is because the camber kit makes the control arm stick up more, and thus hitting it, but correcting camber

the guy said there won't be any problems with this, but it'll just be an annoyance
he said the only way to fix it is to take it to a body shop and have them strip the inside of wheel well, thus makin it bigger so the control arm won't be hitting it

otherwise there is no problem

btw...wen he took me car for a test drive for the weird noise he said it was the nicest car he'd driven in a while

clnsupra

so do you have any idea what my problem might be because i dont have a camber kit. it would be very helpful.

rEmixnZZa

okay well try shaking your car, like just push it up and down and see if you hear the sound

i think if the bushings for the suspension are loose it'll make this weird clunking sound too...but u can't really see it unless u get under ur car..or just take it to a shop and have them check ur suspension

WineRed2.2CL

I have a similiar noise on my right side, i have u=ingalls installed as well. But that noise sounds BAD!! period. I think its something with the control arm bushings something like that I looking for a shop with experience to look at my whole suspension.

I got Neuspeeds with Koni's


I will post if i get anything.

jo0p-CL

rExmix is def right... did anyone else have to strip out a little of th wheel well to get the camber on bcuz it didnt fit correctly? it prob needs to be stripped a little more or something and the brushing need to be lubed.. thats all I can think of.. fuckin improperly made camber kits! i have ingalls, koni's, and goldline springs..

-shawn

r3mix3r

i have sprint camber, tokico, eibach sport and there was alot of problems during install on right side they had to weld off alot...Now i hear massive noise coming from only front right wheel well!

r3mix3r

all 3 of us need to go to a place and be like WHATS UP NOW?

haha maybe we can get a group deal on messed up suspension noise at a shop in south florida

CLpower

I think i've nailed my down to the axle. I'll let you know if it goes away after I replace it.



also, can you guys feel a jolt through the wheel when you hear the noise happen?

ATLcl98

do you guys have control arm camber kits, ball joint ones, or those anchor bolt (upright) kits? Trying to decide what to get right now...was planning on going with ingalls or SP anchor bolt kits that adjust up to 3 degrees. Btw r0dxx, with the 2.2 do you see a smaller wheel gap in the rear than in the front, or is it pretty even with your sportlines?

r3mix3r

front 1 inch gap...rear tucked tucked...i also got heavy system in trunk but even b4 that it was still lower in the back

ATLcl98

ehh, that sucks. Maybe I should hold onto my coilovers and just do camber for now...ghander's drop looks so good cause of the weight of that v6 (i think the part #'s are the same for the 4banger and v6)

r3mix3r

oppppps i meant front like barly 1 FINGER gap and back is tucked!!

r3mix3r

I realized recently that the noise i here (clunk/creek) also happens when im getting out of the car...And sometimes when i get in it.. But usually when i first put my leg out of the car I here the Creeek noise...

jo0p-CL

its the camber kits... the control arm is hitting the inside of the wheel well because the camber kits dont fit right... if you lift your cars, you all will notice you can move your control arms by pushing it, or hitting it.. its not supposed to move at all! when you turn your wheel, slow down, speed bumps or accelerate the arm moves and hits inside... that is what EVERYONE is hearing. the fuckin CAMBER kits suck! i hear SPC works the best..

-shawn

97Cl22

Someone said this already probably but its the upper control arm knocking the wheel well. Happens to almost all who get certain camber kits. You can cut the well to fix the sound, or just let it slide because it doesn't really dmg anything.

gotguinness?

I just startred hearing this like 2 days ago in my CL...it's like a crunching "metal to metal" sound from my right-rear wheel well (least it sounds like it)....the thing is, I dont have a camber kit and I havent lowered my car yet...At first i thought it couldve been my golf clubs rubbing up against the empty 30 pack of cans (...of coca-cola...) in my trunk, but i took everything out of the trunk and I can still hear it...its not very loud at points, but it can be...Am I due for a new control arm??? Should I hold off on dropping my car, adn which camber kit should I purchase to prevent this from happening in the future???

Figures, I just spend a bunch of $$ on my replacement exhaust (which i thought've might been the problem at first), and now this!! It never ends. Thanks guys, glad I could search and dig up this old thread for more info.

Sleep_DEPRIVED_Sleeper

If it's a squeaking noise, it might be your bushings... check out this thread:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188384

Does it sound like an old coil-spring bed when you jump up and down on it??


bushings do go bad even when your are not lowered.

gotguinness?

no its not squeaking...its more of a "dragging/scraping metal" sound, or a crunching metal sound from the rear of the car. Ball joints???

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Loose cat or muffler?

gotguinness?

This is also another possibility...I just had my B-pipe replaced a few days ago, maybe he didnt tighten everything up??? I'll jack it up after work today and see if anything is loose under the car.

97BlackAckCL

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Could be my cat heatshield was being held on with a coathanger from my mechanic, till I ripped the bitch off