installed lowering springs-whats that noise?!
the lone outdoorsman
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From: Napa, CA
Originally Posted by gkolleng
I had Neuspeed Race springs with stock shocks on my 95 Accord. It was absolutlely terrible. Wayyy too bouncy, the ride quality was terrible. I suspect that you will have to get aftermarket shocks sometime...
i dont have all the clanking and the other bs problems you guys have though, my springs were used for about 6 months before i got em though. We fixed the back with the washer trick but the front is still slightly cambered.
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Originally Posted by jschmid
Some lowering springs clang around because the coils themselves bang into each other under compression. If that's the case, no worries, just annoying. Some people try wrapping some tubing around the spring to decrease the noise.
Just an idea of what it might be if everything else is tight.
Just an idea of what it might be if everything else is tight.
I have creaking from the front passanger spring. its just annoying. dont worry be happy!
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"on the back when the wheel is off did the spring just kinda chill in there and wasnt soild till you let the car back down? Cause mines like this and im worried"
what do you mean by wasnt solid? when you raise the car the space between the coils will lengthen, and when you drop it the spring will compress. is this what you mean?
what do you mean by wasnt solid? when you raise the car the space between the coils will lengthen, and when you drop it the spring will compress. is this what you mean?
the lone outdoorsman
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Originally Posted by secksiman19
"on the back when the wheel is off did the spring just kinda chill in there and wasnt soild till you let the car back down? Cause mines like this and im worried"
what do you mean by wasnt solid? when you raise the car the space between the coils will lengthen, and when you drop it the spring will compress. is this what you mean?
what do you mean by wasnt solid? when you raise the car the space between the coils will lengthen, and when you drop it the spring will compress. is this what you mean?
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[QUOTE=Melt]no i mean like when the cars off the ground the top of the spring isnt in contact with the strut cause its so short.
dont stress it man, thats how its gonna be. mine do the same, so does everyone elses.
dont stress it man, thats how its gonna be. mine do the same, so does everyone elses.
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[QUOTE=dynamics1369]
Speak for urself. It doesn;t seem like a good thing that this would happen. U must have used the wrong combination of parts. My Eibach sportlines and tokico struts can raise with no problem. I would flip my shit if they came appart like u mentioned. What if u were halling ass and ur car became airborne. The spring would become loose and fall out of place, then u land and ur suspension is dead LOL. Far fetched but I wouldn't want my car like that.
I saw in ur pick u have sportlines, they come with tubing on the coils.
When I called Eibach about my cluncking problem they told me that the spring should have 5mm of space where it fits onto to the perch on the bottom of the strut. hmm to explain it better: The end of the coil should have 5mm of space between the end of the perch. so instead of:
|===== it should be | =====
Originally Posted by Melt
no i mean like when the cars off the ground the top of the spring isnt in contact with the strut cause its so short.
dont stress it man, thats how its gonna be. mine do the same, so does everyone elses.
dont stress it man, thats how its gonna be. mine do the same, so does everyone elses.
Speak for urself. It doesn;t seem like a good thing that this would happen. U must have used the wrong combination of parts. My Eibach sportlines and tokico struts can raise with no problem. I would flip my shit if they came appart like u mentioned. What if u were halling ass and ur car became airborne. The spring would become loose and fall out of place, then u land and ur suspension is dead LOL. Far fetched but I wouldn't want my car like that.
I saw in ur pick u have sportlines, they come with tubing on the coils.
When I called Eibach about my cluncking problem they told me that the spring should have 5mm of space where it fits onto to the perch on the bottom of the strut. hmm to explain it better: The end of the coil should have 5mm of space between the end of the perch. so instead of:
|===== it should be | =====
the lone outdoorsman
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well im gonna get aftermarket struts now because i rode in someone elses lowered car and it doesnt ride like shit.
Speaking of which ... sportlines are a 2" drop which is the same as the neuspeed race ... what do you reccomend as far as tockio ... whats the difference between illumina and blue.
Speaking of which ... sportlines are a 2" drop which is the same as the neuspeed race ... what do you reccomend as far as tockio ... whats the difference between illumina and blue.