ekallday13

so last night i drove down to bellevue and back which was a bout 250 miles when i got back that night my front driver side was lowered about an inch more then the passenger, today i jacked up the car took off the wheel and raised the coilovers to make it even to the passenger side ( groove #7) i drove down the street to get it settled when i parked the car the side lowered again but the coilovers are on the same groove when i raised it. so now the car is still about half an inch lowered on the driver side and now when i decelerate there is a loud thumping noise. ive looked under the car for hours tryin to figure out what it is and cant find anything!! what could it be??

Jimster480

blown shock?

boostatic

blown struts dont cause ride height change..they dont hold the car up..they control spring oscillations...

and when you guys post give as much information as possible..people arent psychic..wut kinda car is it??...wut kind of coilovers are they??..

Vindicator9000

I'd like to know the whole suspension setup. Are you running coilovers on stock shocks? What shocks? What coilovers? Full coilovers or sleeves? What car? Take the wheel off and post a pic of that corner.

If they're omnis, I wouldn't be surprised if one of them just snapped.

ekallday13

hey guys i dont know what brand the suspension is, im guessin stock shocks. its a 97 civic ek hatch. here are some pics i took earlier today













AND even better.... i tried re adjusting the coilovers again and now the car wont even start! the radiator fan turns on but car wont. really need some help ha

EG6KILIN

nice ek check your grounds an your strut bar looks a little crooked

datblackef9

thats sucks! i hate problems like this!

IhateworkingoncaRs

Try swapping the coilovers around, this will help you narrow down the problem.

boostatic

if you can check the part#'s on the springs..i had a problem where i had one of the back springs on the front..and the car never sat at the right height no matter what i did..and change ur tie rod ends..them boots are busted..lol

Vindicator9000

kinda looks to me like stock shocks with ground controls, or GC knockoffs.

I agree on the tie rod ends. Those are pretty bad, but they wouldn't be causing your thumping noise.

Is it just me, or does it look like the sleeve is not quite sitting on the perch all the way? I've never used sleeves, so I'm not sure how they're supposed to look, but that doesn't look quite right. Also looks like the spring isn't quite all the way in the tophat.

boostatic

the sleeve isnt supposed to sit all the way on the perch..and the spring isnt supposed to touch the top hat when jacked up..the springs very short so when weight comes off theres always a gap there

ekallday13

so today i tried to get it started and on the first turn of the key it did! so i let it run for a few minutes, turned it off, tried to turn it on again..... and nothing!! the radiator fan turns on and the noise from the relay goes again!!! i cannot figure out whats wrong with it. anybody??

Jimster480

so what does that have to do with your suspension though? your saying its not comming from the suspension?

freakasis

broken tie rod boots, bolt through the shift linkage, no springs on the exhaust bolts, zip ties on brake lines....i think you got bigger problems than not sitting level....but i think the strut is blown allowing the spring to come out of its seating on the top and thumping back into place...the seats are about 1/2" tall. when you lower it off the jack, watch the spring go into its seat and see if it sits level then.

ekallday13

hey guys today i took off the shocks and they are definilty bad, its really tough to get down and then it takes about 5 minutes for the shocks to come back up haha so ill be needing new ones soon and im pretty sure thats why its not sittin right. as for the noise, i havent been able to get the car moving so i cant tell if its still there or not. anybody got suggestions on what shocks i should get? and is it fine just replacing one or should i replace both in the front??

freakasis

replace all 4 with a set designed for lowered cars. unless you can get stockers for almost free and dont mind replacing them again in a few months