deviant1

after installing my h&r race springs on my illuminas (EK), there is a clunking sound from the rear when hitting a sharp bump. the nut on top of the strut assembly is tight. everything else was bolted down to proper torque specs. i have clearance for my rear sway bar and exhasut. i dont know what could be causing it.


Modified by deviant1 at 10:43 PM 5/19/2004

slammed_93_hatch

i here my rear sway all the time i wouldn't discribe it as a clunck though

tilt

did you cut your stock bumpstops? there should be instructions on it from your new springs.

deviant1

bumpstops are cut to 1" on all corners. i also dont think its the sway bar. not really sure. maybe coils hitting each other?

tilt

yeah it could just be the coils rubbing when they are compressed.

there is a product out there (i dont know what it's called) but it's like a plastic strip that you wrap around the coils so when they rub it's plastic on plastic.

slammed_93_hatch

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coils hitting each other = coil bind = not good


i don't think H&R would produce a spring that this happened too. most of the time this happens with heated or cut springs

djbutler007

check to make sure you have the top rubber gasket on (the one that goes on top of the spring)

deviant1

those rubber things are on that go in the top hat mount

mikehawkBUiLT

make sure your "top hat mount" is actually sitting snug on the spring