Coilovers with Shorter Droplinks fitted...

[Breezapom]

makes me think il stay with my 4x4 ride hight if your getting these issues

 

[PH1L NI]

What I've tried so far and no change:

1) Fitted new droplinks as I had shorter ones but changed them for standard length as they weren't needed.

2) Brand new top mounts went in with coilovers - got an offset 22mm spanner and checked the nut was tight and it is very tight.

3) Greased everything with lithium grease.

4) Brand new front and rear wishbone bushes

5) Brand new ARB bushes and checked the stops were still on.

6) Braking really hard from 80mph to 0 hoping something would bugger off

7) Driving really fast in a circle hoping something would break off and it would be fine again

8) Cried into my pillow shouting "I hate you car, I hate you!"


One thing I have noticed is that if I put the car into REVERSE, and go round and round backward full lock I dont get any noises lol.

Haha! I'm close to number 8!!!

 

[Smee]

lol

right here are some pictures of my front ARB and Drive Shaft

Passenger side whilst turning right

drivers side turning right

do you think these are to close?

Lee

 

[Ultra_Joel88]

the thing is the ARB shouldnt move when turning as the droplink pivots.

 

[Aimez]

Great yet another thread putting me off!

 

[Smee]

i am sure there is a simple reason for it

 

[richardcupra]

I have the exact same issue after fitting my coilys and as far as I can see there are no wore bushes etc anywhere and tehre is nothing rubbing, only happens while driving over bumps and not when turning.

 

[BaggyHTID]

aimes - i feel exactly the same after reading this thread heh, i was just about to order some ap coilies, dunno whether to do it now! might just get some eibach springs instead as i don't wanna slam the car

 

[Smee]

the handling improvements by far out weigh the knocking noise.

i dont notice mine until im turning full lock

Lee

 

[Damoegan]

the handling improvements by far out weigh the knocking noise.

i dont notice mine until im turning full lock

Lee

+1

 

[neilo42]

ive got the same noise in my car after lowering it! mine isnt when im turning tho, just driving normally, so that leading me to believe it could be a worn bush somewhere!

i had the same thing on the drivers side ,so took it a part again and smeard copper greace all over the bearing now it's ok .but im going to replace all bearings to be on safe side

 

[Aimez]

+1

Yeh but you don't know what is being worn/damaged and it obviously worries you all or this thread wouldn't exist

With this and the leaking coilovers thread and the fact that I am nto capable of stripping and them down 12 times a year I am out still until someone tell me a way around this!

 

[james.l]

only thing that i can think it can be is the rear bush on the wishbone? I have greased mine up to the heavens and seems to be better

 

[james.l]

could be the lower centre of gravity stress being put on the bush

 

[Arnoldo]

Car Aids?

 

[DanDiesel]

I had a cloncking noise on my passenger side. Only occured after I'd raised the front slightly when I fitted spacers.

Turned out the droplink was catching the arch when turning and making a banging/clonking noise. It never made the noise when I was lower

Just trimmed the arch liner to cure it!

 

[philsip]

i was really uncertain about this! I fitted his coilovers to Phil Ni ibiza, but on test drive 400 metres up and the same back down the road it was find, phil has told me that this gradually started to make a noise and it got louder and louder, but it quiet's down if someone is in the passenger seat???????

mines done it since ive fitted the coilovers but i just ignored it as it was noticable but not that loud! very strange this indeed???

 

[Ultra_Joel88]

Dont know about everyone else, but its only noticable with the fans off completely and the stereo off.

 

[Ad Lav]

I remember having to cut out a hole in the arch from knocking noises... look for rubbing marks above the drop links!

 

[PH1L NI]

i was really uncertain about this! I fitted his coilovers to Phil Ni ibiza, but on test drive 400 metres up and the same back down the road it was find, phil has told me that this gradually started to make a noise and it got louder and louder, but it quiet's down if someone is in the passenger seat???????

mines done it since ive fitted the coilovers but i just ignored it as it was noticable but not that loud! very strange this indeed???

Yup! As Phil said, I took him a test drive and it seems to be less noisey when I have a load in the car.

For example I had a full load last night and there was barely any noise at all!

So strange!

It seems to come and go, because today it's virtually silent.