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AEugene86 · 10-12-2003, 02:13 PM

just finished this weekend. thankyou baartman and brother for all the help,tools and driveway space. I gave it little road test and so far so good. except now I have a clunking noise after most turns( not load). anybody else experienced this noise after lowering or any suggestions what it might be.

ae86 lowering pics approx 350KB

thanx to baartman for all the help posting the pics and making my new sig

hachi_slow · 10-12-2003, 02:37 PM

Good job. Approximately how much lower will they go after settling with those springs?

AEugene86 · 10-12-2003, 04:15 PM

1 in. in the front 1.3 in. the rear

mr_sinister · 10-12-2003, 07:43 PM

where is the clunking noise coming from?

with my car, if one of the rear springs isn't sitting on the bottom perch properly, a loud clunk is made during hard cornering.. it's quite a loud clunk when that happens..

mr_sinister · 10-12-2003, 07:44 PM

btw - did you do that "common brake booster hole repair" yourself, or was that at a shop?

was that new metal welded in there?

AEugene86 · 10-12-2003, 09:55 PM

the clunk definately comes from the left wheel well. during a lefthand corner.
I did it myself with sheet metal from crappy tire. I gotta patch up the inside with something still but it has to be able to withstand extreme heat. will bondo do the job?

***Chris Corolla S*** · 10-13-2003, 04:18 PM

Looks good, are those Tokico Blues?

Hows the ride/handling besides the clunk?

Den · 10-13-2003, 06:01 PM

that's what i want to ask

how do you feel after lowering?
better handling?

how much does it cost you in total?
labour + parts

***REN69*** · 10-13-2003, 06:10 PM

clunking over bumps usually means your strut mounts are gone.. I should know better.. my suspension is only 1yrs old, KYB struts and APEX springs, and they started clunking at the beginning of the summer.. I'll get the KYB strut mounts as replacement. But if they're more $$$ than the OEM, then I'll just get the OEM ones.

baartman · 10-13-2003, 10:57 PM

could be the strut bearing by the strut tower.

wunderboy · 10-14-2003, 08:50 AM

I read that when you lower the AE86, you have to shorten a rod, (lateral rod I think) above the rear axel. Did you do this? If not, is your rear axel still centre? Aparently if you go too low, this rod will actually shove the axel out to one side. This may be where the clunking is comming from.

Xenon · 10-14-2003, 12:41 PM

Hey! I have clunking on my car from the passenger side! That's a strut mount?

***REN69*** · 10-14-2003, 04:31 PM

yeah.. the rubber on the mount has stretched to the point that it doesn't keep the strut rod tight.. therefore everytime the car goes over a bump, the strut rattles.

mr_sinister · 10-15-2003, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wunderboy
I read that when you lower the AE86, you have to shorten a rod, (lateral rod I think) above the rear axel. Did you do this? If not, is your rear axel still centre? Aparently if you go too low, this rod will actually shove the axel out to one side. This may be where the clunking is comming from.

i don't think a un-centered rear axle housing will cause a clunking noise.. it might make your tire rub, tho..

neil85AE86 · 10-15-2003, 11:22 AM

make sure your upper shock bolts are tight, their should be two on each shock, one is a lock. The first time I did the springs in my car I had an anoying clunk, turned out to be one of my rear shock bolts. Check the 3 bolts on top of the front strut towers too while your at it.

Are the gland nuts tight that hold the struts in the casing?

You didn't lower it very much, so that's the only things that I could think that would be causing you grief.

As far as the lateral rod, well mine is lowered 70mm in the rear and the tires are perfectly centered.

Neil