i have kyb shocks and skunk2 -1.8inch springs with the eibach 19mm anti-role bars and upper swaybars as well as oversized brebo brakes. Unfortunately, after all this money my ride makes this terrible clunky noise when going over bumps. i want to swich to coilovers but will that get rid of that hideous noise. it makes me crazy. i just had a jg engine built at 650 hp at 33 lbs boost. so i neep the pimp **** and have been leaning toward tein ss w/ pillow mount but some say it isn't what it's cracked up to be? HELP!! What do you racers rely on. my car is a 99' accord sedan

 

There's nothing that immediately jumps out as to your selection of components, so we have to consider a problem with the concept, or a simple mechanical 'oops'.
I'd look for either missing suspension bump stops, or out of position bushings on the sway bar frame mounts. Either will cause a clunk sound over bumps.

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I've looked at everything so many times and have personally wrenched every nut super tight jus t in case. everything is perfect as far as i can telland this has brought me to beleive that the shortend spring can be the olny thing to possibly make the noise. i think that when my car rides over a bump and the suspension travels the springs are maybe clunking around because there is play due to the shorter spring? only thing i'm coming up with. thats is why i want to ditch my suspension all togerther and go with coilivers. thinking they will stop the problem

 

It's only because I'm cheap (frugal) and I don't subscribe to throwing money at a problem that I make these suggestions.
This is where a ramp lift and a Muscle Monkey comes in handy.
If you can duplicate the condition by bouncing the suspension while on a ramp lift, you may be able to locate the offending component by getting underneath and feeling around as your buddy bounces the suspension.

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i've actually tried that and couldn't figure it out, nothing was loose but with the suspention in the air, the spring mearly floats around the strut so i figured the smaller spring is floppin around on bumps. i hear this noise in many loweredvehicles and many say it is the spring settling or some dumb **** but i think skunk2 springs just suck. actually, i htink any lowering spring will cause it because it jusst doesn't fit in the suspension tight on most cars. what do you guys think

 

i was reading som other forum and some guy was talking about his coilovers rattling down the road. i thought coilovers wern't rattley. could it be because there might not of been pillow mounts on them. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!! I CAN'T BARE TO HEAR MY CAR RATTLING AROUND ON BUMPS. ESPECIALLY SINCE I POUR EVERY PEENY I CAN INTO IT.

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