Clunk sound in the rear went to shop... and then...
 

So i heard clunking sounds on the rear left side of my car did not wana mess with it so i took it to the shop. First the mechanic was cheking and said everything was ok.. then we took it for a test drive and he heard the clunk sound again.. so he fixed it and tighten every bolt he could find in the rear. took it for a spin again still clunk sound he took off the rear left suspension and checked it out. next thing i hear was he was going mad cuz my tien s-tech springs. he was b*tchn about my prings told him that they were aftermarket springs. he said he dont like the springs so i laughed and said lowering springs get the picture he said he hated it so much that he did not wana fix it so he called his boss and told them that my springs on the rear were too soft. now to the point my set up was tien s-tech springs and tokico illumina's, so does the rear springs can be easily compressed by hand? than the front ones? i need ur advice guys cuz i aint going back to the shop that gets pissed off cuz of aftermarket parts. i paid 20$ to fix it and the mechanic got his a$$ worked out. i drive a 2001 accord coupe so need some info or words of wisdom from all of yall pls.. long post sorry .. help me out

:rolleyes: Do you live in a town with one mechanic or what dude?

check ur rear sway bar bushings.

with the car on the ground grab the sway bar and lift up n down and see if u can hear a clunk. if so get new bushings at 3 bucks a peice and 15 mins of work

thats what my clunk was and thats where i would check w/ urs

98CoupeV6 reply well closet one to home. and i was in a rush to get to work and got really pissed off at it. that would be my fault i guess..

phat99accord vbmenu_register("postmenu_2843873", true); reply yeah i was thinking the rear sway bars at first got lazy to do it so went to a shop i saw a site how to switch it out i forgot who pasted the link but ima do it this week end work is hektik as hell...

Thanks for your replies any one else with some info to share?

i was cheking out the springs (tein s) i can compress the rear springs my self.. is that possible? the front is hard to compress by hand but the rear man its so easy? any one can help?

Interesting... I'm having this same problem... Can someone here direct me to the "fix" if it exists here on the board?

I get the "clunk" if you will from in the rear pretty consistently now mainly when I turn hard or if I have to make a turn on an elevation change:( . You guys are saying it's a sway bar issue? Can anyone ellaborate?

Just FYI, I'm a real "newb" on maintaining cars... I know how to use tools and all (matter of fact, "I" did the lowering job I'm referring to with the help of this and other boards) and I just need direction as to how to remedy the problem. My setup is one just to get rid of wheel gap - Modest drop with Illumina struts and H&R Sport Springs.

Any help is appreciated!

the best advice i can give you, is check the trunk. lol

is the spring seated properly on the strut?

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Well I mean, I did this install several years ago... Like say 2000. I haven't started really having the clunk problem like until Dec '05. I would get a little "creaking" or whatever when I had people in the back seat or whatever and I went over a speed bump or down and out a driveway, but nothing to really trip about....

Sayin' that to say that it was fine all this time... Lately, the clunk is getting consistent even when it's just me in the car drivin'...

I'll be checkin' everything this week, so I'll get back with ya.

Check the rear sway bar end links - either the bushings as someone already wrote, or the actual 'down links' at the ends of the sway bar. There has been a problem w/ those flimsy down links (also called 'end links') breakingin two, and Honda selectively replaces them even if the car is out of warranty. (the original ones were available individually, but the newer/better ones are only availabe in pairs. Honda dealers were suppose to toss out the wimpier - no longer used as replacement ones.

Or see if something is rolling around in your trunk, esp in the spare tire well - that's a 'duh' worth checking out first, esp. if the car is otherwise driving okay and the same as it always has after installing your springs. Your mechanic sounds like an ass, btw. Find someone else. . .Also, checking that the springs are properly seated against the chassis and that your struts are still okay would be a good idea - struts don't last forever. (did you use the orig struts when you installed the lowering springs? - and, did you cut your bumpstops or remove them ? - don't, if you haven't)

As for the person who asked about 'H&R Sport Springs' & 'Tokico struts - I have used H&R Sport Springs w/ Tokico Blues (not Illuminas) on two different Gen 2 Integras -including re-installing a set from one of the Tegs (that had been flipped head first and end over end !) onto the next Teg - have almost 100K miles on them now and they are still okay. Handles like a gocart but rides much better. lol I also went w/ exactly the same setup on an '02 Accord I4 coupe, and it transformed a mushy feeling car into a very tight handling car, but still has a decent, albeit firmer ride. (I had also installed an Acura TL front strut-tower brace and a TL-S rear sway bar - both inexpensive and easy to do mods every Accord should have as a min) Search this Forum for appropriate year & model Acura doners for your car - also search for an easy DIY re: the same subect. . .

Sticker and moderately larger cross section tires on 7" wide rims help round out the package. With the H&R Sport Springs you'll get an approx 1.8" drop front & rear; good news is that w/ an accurate 4 wheel alignment you may not need to screw around w/ camber kits in the rear. Usually 6th Gen Accords will not need front camber kits. But one cannot use the longer bolt w/ stacked washers 'poor-man's camber kits' on these cars as you can on older Accords, Civics, Integras etc. w/ the four link setup. (frequent tire rotation front to back/same side will extend tire life - duh) Do not confuse the H&R Sport Springs w/ their Race Springs that will drop the car a bunch more, and absolutely require at least camber kits in the rear. . .And, ask yourself if you'll be frequently fiddling around w/ readjusting your shock settings (just because you can), or just set them and forget it. . .If you like to fiddle, get the more expensive Illuminas. Other than bragging rights, I see little or no advantage to pay for a feature I will probably never use after the novelty wears off. . .Hype sells a lot of aftermarket stuff. What do I know ?- the Accord is my 70th something car since 1962 - yeah, I'm an old fart who still likes to modify most everything I've ever owned to go fast(er), stop quicker, and handle better ! The old lady (she'll kill me if she sees this post) encourages me - the Accord is her car. lol

check the box for the car jack and tire iron (in the trunk), if not secured in there, they can clank around too