help! suspension noise
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HIRO MATSU
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help! suspension noise
hello, i have a 96 ls which that is lowered with Neuspeed sports and as far as i can tell the OEM shocks. the car was like this when i bought it. it is making a popping/clanging noise like some thing is loose on the front driver side wheel area when i go over bumps or a bumpy road. it is more pronounced in the mornings when it is cold, but really never goes away. i am gonna try to take a look at the problem this weekend, but i am not sure what to look at besides making sure everything is tight and secure. has this happened to anyone else with springs? does anyone have any good suggestions as to what to it could be to get me started?
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HIRO MATSU
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Originally Posted by LT6916
one of 3 things:
1) shocks are blown, your hearing the bottoming out
2) swaybar endlinks are not secure
3) some other component attached to the LCA is loose.
1) shocks are blown, your hearing the bottoming out
2) swaybar endlinks are not secure
3) some other component attached to the LCA is loose.
i just wanted to give an update for anyone who may be experiencing similar problems. none of the things that LT6916 suggested was the culprit. fortunately it was something easy. the self locking nut that is screwed onto the shock on the top was loose. i tightened it down to spec and now there is no more noise. also i noticed that the springs were the neuspeed sof sports, which as i understand have a drop of less than 1", so i guess that is another good thing to know. thanks for the suggestions though LT6916.
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HIRO MATSU
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ya, technically you are right, but since it was the upper portion of the shock, and not the fork or something on the lower part that connects to the LCA I really didn't think of it that way. Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it. :thumbup:
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another source of rattling I've found on mine is the mud flap piece being loose. I haven't checked the front yet, but on the rear those back panels that include the mud flap were loose and rattling over bumps. I believe there are a few screws in the wheel well that need tightening. haven't done it yet. I believe you might need to remove the tire to get to one of them..
