arcder
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Hello 9th,
Got a pretty weird problem going on.
So let me give you a little back ground on what is going on and what happen.
This past summer I installed DC racing springs on the stock strut, I know that's a pretty big no no expectantly since I live in Massachusetts and the roads are terrible but let alone that and they where awesome. No weird noises, No Rattling, amazing around corners never hearing the struts bottom out on anything.
A few weeks ago I took the drive down to New Jersey to pick up my Grandmother and bring her back to my moms house for Thanksgiving. While i was in New York, I a level change in the road from hell. I mean this thing had to of been at least 3-4 inches going up, mind you I was on the highway going around 70mph. When I hit this bump, I was literally waiting for my tps sensors to come on because of how violent this hit was (i don't know how I did not crack rims). I've never hit something this hard or have been in a car that did. So I lowered my music listening for any weird sounds, Didn't hear anything at the time because of highway speeds and just going pretty much in a straight line. I got to my grandmothers house about 20 minutes later took a look around the car no cracked rims no flatish tires, everything looked pretty good except my right rear end was sagging, i mean really bad tire tucking. With me being Paranoid from the beginning of the trip I brought my jack and tools with me and took the tire off and took a look at the shock and spring. Spring was still in place nicely, and the strut "looked fine" but i still was pretty sure I blew the strut, because of how badly it was sagging.
So I Start putting my Grandmothers suit case in the trunk and you wouldn't believe how much lower it sank. It wasn't like it was extremely heavy, like 10-20lbs. So at this point I'm pretty frustrated as you could imagine. I couldn't even drive down the street with out the tire like scraping on the wheel well. Now i just feel terrible because i have to tell my Grandmother that she cant take some things because we have to make the care lighter. IE her 30+ lbs of paper back books.
So with the weight reduction it was still scraping but not as bad so I said to the hell with it I'm going home.
On every single little left turn, putting more weight on the right side it scraped so bad. so with 2 and a half hours of that later i finally got home.
A few days of just driving around my town everything got so much worse, my front stunts where absolutely blown, my rear was making a cry that only the devil him self can make, So again i'm like the hell with this and I bought coil overs.
The Install of those went swimming again expect for the back rear right side. You know where the top of the strut meets the mounting point of the trunk? it was sitting at least 2 inches higher then the left side under pressure, to close that 2 in gap and stop the strut from bouncing and smacking on the top of the trunk I added some rubber washers. absolutely solid. But again should of not been needed because the left side was just fine.
I have no idea what the hell is wrong with this side of the suspension, every time i hit a bump i get a Knocking sound and every time i take a turn i get a whooshing sound. The coil overs are not even slammed. Its pretty much sitting at stock height. If i am able to get a video of the sound ill post it up. But for now I have no idea on whats going on and whats making the sound.
I will post pictures of the tom hackery I had to do to the right strut to make it fit and make it secure.
Would appreciate any input.
Thanks
Got a pretty weird problem going on.
So let me give you a little back ground on what is going on and what happen.
This past summer I installed DC racing springs on the stock strut, I know that's a pretty big no no expectantly since I live in Massachusetts and the roads are terrible but let alone that and they where awesome. No weird noises, No Rattling, amazing around corners never hearing the struts bottom out on anything.
A few weeks ago I took the drive down to New Jersey to pick up my Grandmother and bring her back to my moms house for Thanksgiving. While i was in New York, I a level change in the road from hell. I mean this thing had to of been at least 3-4 inches going up, mind you I was on the highway going around 70mph. When I hit this bump, I was literally waiting for my tps sensors to come on because of how violent this hit was (i don't know how I did not crack rims). I've never hit something this hard or have been in a car that did. So I lowered my music listening for any weird sounds, Didn't hear anything at the time because of highway speeds and just going pretty much in a straight line. I got to my grandmothers house about 20 minutes later took a look around the car no cracked rims no flatish tires, everything looked pretty good except my right rear end was sagging, i mean really bad tire tucking. With me being Paranoid from the beginning of the trip I brought my jack and tools with me and took the tire off and took a look at the shock and spring. Spring was still in place nicely, and the strut "looked fine" but i still was pretty sure I blew the strut, because of how badly it was sagging.
So I Start putting my Grandmothers suit case in the trunk and you wouldn't believe how much lower it sank. It wasn't like it was extremely heavy, like 10-20lbs. So at this point I'm pretty frustrated as you could imagine. I couldn't even drive down the street with out the tire like scraping on the wheel well. Now i just feel terrible because i have to tell my Grandmother that she cant take some things because we have to make the care lighter. IE her 30+ lbs of paper back books.
So with the weight reduction it was still scraping but not as bad so I said to the hell with it I'm going home.
On every single little left turn, putting more weight on the right side it scraped so bad. so with 2 and a half hours of that later i finally got home.
A few days of just driving around my town everything got so much worse, my front stunts where absolutely blown, my rear was making a cry that only the devil him self can make, So again i'm like the hell with this and I bought coil overs.
The Install of those went swimming again expect for the back rear right side. You know where the top of the strut meets the mounting point of the trunk? it was sitting at least 2 inches higher then the left side under pressure, to close that 2 in gap and stop the strut from bouncing and smacking on the top of the trunk I added some rubber washers. absolutely solid. But again should of not been needed because the left side was just fine.
I have no idea what the hell is wrong with this side of the suspension, every time i hit a bump i get a Knocking sound and every time i take a turn i get a whooshing sound. The coil overs are not even slammed. Its pretty much sitting at stock height. If i am able to get a video of the sound ill post it up. But for now I have no idea on whats going on and whats making the sound.
I will post pictures of the tom hackery I had to do to the right strut to make it fit and make it secure.
Would appreciate any input.
Thanks