Honda Kustums

Hey guys, this is my fisrt time posting here, but anyways...After a friend and i put my coilovers in my 93 Civic Ex, i hear this clanging noise everytime i go over a bump or something small in the road, only in the back left wheel area. info is needed to help calm or to stop. thanks guys

Spade

Is your exhaust bumping something?

When the car stopped, put your foot on the muffler and wiggle it around.

Do you have a sway bar?

Honda Kustums

i doubt it is my exhuast being that my exhaust is on the right side and the noise is coming from the left wheel area. and no i dont have a sway bar.

uncle

What brand of coilovers did you get?

Spade

Did you hand tighten or torque the bolts?>

hatchek-9

I have the same problem...I have a 99 with neuspeed sport line springs, and it rattles...somehting is relly loose..

Honda Kustums

i think they were "Super High Tech." or something like that, i was in a tite squeeze and wanted a drop, but i guess i should have waited to get some good ones.

Honda Kustums

well, we used a socket wrenched but it wasnt torqued, down, was i supposed to and how many pounds of torque?

uncle

There was a thread on here a couple of weeks ago with a guy who bought some cheap knock offs and they forgot to send the bottom part of the coilover (the part the fits into the groove of the strut/shock) and the coilover sleeve cracked.

Honda Kustums

oh so i guess i should check the sleeve out then huh?

Sketch_hs

maybe you left your socket wrench in there? j/k

yes check the sleeve dude, infact check all your work in that area, something is broken/loose.

-Sketch

uncle

I would

Honda Kustums

ok kool, but the funny thing is that its only coming from that side, and all the coilovers came with all the same stuff so i dont anythign was missing. so maybe i should just re-tighten everything? oh yeah and also one time when i was changing tires, i messed with the coilover and little bit and the noise stopped for about a week then it was back again, but ill check everything out this weekend. ill let yall know what was up if anyone wants to know. haha

Marauder

A lot of the time, the noise is just the spring. Most coilover kits don't have spring seats on the rear that actually locate the spring too well. Usually going over bumps while turning makes a clanking sound in the rear. Very normal and common on rear coilovers. Nothing to worry about.

Honda Kustums

ok sounds good, but i think im still going to check it out and see if everything is tight in that area.

freakifran

i use koni adjustables with ground control coilovers, and the same thing happens with mine. its pretty common iguess. mine rattle and squeak just by turning my steering wheel
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