Knocking and chaffing sounds from suspension
#1
Knocking and chaffing sounds from suspension
nothing seems to be wrong but yet going over minor bumps and ridges in the road i often get a lot of knocking, chaffing and less often but sometime a heavy stressful squeek
if i go over smooth bumps it rides fine even if it is a heavy dip
wtf...
been like this ever since i put my susp on. Been on for probably 5 months now
this is probably a time consuming process to find out and i have none of that. Also would be pointless and wasteful to go to a shop i feel... I drive 30-60 miles a day on average and i've had enough of all this crummy sound >=( breaking my sanity.
if i go over smooth bumps it rides fine even if it is a heavy dip
wtf...
been like this ever since i put my susp on. Been on for probably 5 months now
this is probably a time consuming process to find out and i have none of that. Also would be pointless and wasteful to go to a shop i feel... I drive 30-60 miles a day on average and i've had enough of all this crummy sound >=( breaking my sanity.
Last edited by DC2many; 02-19-2012 at 04:37 AM.
#2
Instructor
I have been getting clunking noises also. I would check your end links first. I changed all of mine and found that one of them was shot to hell. It reduced the noise somewhat. If the noise persists, check your front sway bar bushings next. I am in the process of getting new ones also. If your car is low, it causes a lot of stress on these bushings. In short, diagnosing these things is a pita. Its a process of elimination. Hope this helps.
#4
I'll keep in mind
- endlink bushings/tightening it
- swaybar bushings
But on another note would raising the car a bit help too, it seems my front susp could be really compressed too or is it fine to leave it as is? My front koni are on lowest perch while the GC coil sleeve itself is lifted up halfway on the sleeve. Although these might be better to judge with visuals, will be busy for a while before posting pics towards the night or later.
Side note: my don't think my car is too low in general and I have it set at what I see as proper height given my Commute routes. Just half a finger front and rear is about 3/4 finger. When fingering the well from a 45 degree angle
- endlink bushings/tightening it
- swaybar bushings
But on another note would raising the car a bit help too, it seems my front susp could be really compressed too or is it fine to leave it as is? My front koni are on lowest perch while the GC coil sleeve itself is lifted up halfway on the sleeve. Although these might be better to judge with visuals, will be busy for a while before posting pics towards the night or later.
Side note: my don't think my car is too low in general and I have it set at what I see as proper height given my Commute routes. Just half a finger front and rear is about 3/4 finger. When fingering the well from a 45 degree angle
Last edited by DC2many; 02-19-2012 at 01:44 PM.
#5
Instructor
Tighten up the top hat nuts. I got alot of clunking from my Megans when I first installed them because the top nuts werent tightened down too well out of the box. Just take a half inch impact gun and zap em.
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