Zasker1

So I am looking at my car today and I notice that hte rear wheels now have 0 finger gap between the tire and the well. It looks like the sides are pretty scuffed as well. I am trying to figure out if this is normal or if I have a bad spring/blown shock. Can some of you experts look at these pictures and tell me if I have an issue or not:
1: PassangerRear

2: DriversRear


Basicly, I think I should have 1 or two finger gap, now I have negitive 1.

JTso

iTrader: (2)

Most rear right is a little higher. Did the height change from before? What shocks do you have?

Zasker1

I have the koni yellows. I just dont remember it riding that low in the rear. I was getting ready to drive up to seattle. There is 0 gap in the passanger rear. and the sidewalls look quite abit more scuffed than I would expect. It looks as though there is 600lb's of dudes in the rear seat. Think maybe one of the koni's is blown?

Zasker1

I can take a better hi-res pic if that would help

JTso

iTrader: (2)

You might want to check the Koni lower perch retainer ring to make sure it didn't fall out of the groove. Verify the perch position as well.

Zasker1

I will yank the wheel and have pic's in 30min

Zasker1

So I took everything apart and it all looks good, not oil comming off the shock, not that I put the car down, and drove it abit I now have 1 finger of gap back. Any ideas, I am thinking maybe the shock is blown. if that is the case I can order new ones but am iffy on driving 1500miles to seattle.

TSX2345

Don't the shocks have a lifetime warranty?

Zasker1

yes but its not worth screwing around with that
if the shocks are blown I want them fixed in 2 days not wait on koni

TSX2345

Is there a Koni authorized center near you? I am sure they can rebuild them faster

Zasker1

Put the new Koni's in and I am good to go, ride height is where it should be. The drivers rear has some "Clunking" to it but there is not much I can do about that. I have taken it apart twice and I cannot get ride of it. Oh well.

Excelerate

iTrader: (1)

Check the rear sway bar end links. Make sure the nut is tight to the end links. That usually is the culprit for the clunking.

Maybe change the title of thread too since the springs were fine.

kaikai114

Also, if you have the SPC rear camber kit, that may also be the cause. Make sure you lube the joints of the SPC kit and everything is aligned correctly so the arm has full range movement up and down. I fixed my problem before with SPC by lubing with some lithium grease.

KC

Zasker1

I have the SPC kit and noticed the the ball joint seals are already blown. Sorta crappy but oh well. The clunking as decreased as i have put some miles on it. Now it is only an issue if I turn the Koni's up to their firmest setting. (Shitty to drive on). On the low to mid setting its great.

TSX2345

I am full firm on all 4 corners

kaikai114

So did you have Koni replace those shocks for you or did you have to buy new ones? I'm wondering how the warranty replacement process takes place...

KC

kaikai114

I tried that, and the car BOING'D like crazy :vomit:

KC

TSX2345

Takes getting use to, I like it.