I changed my suspension last weekend on the driver side only since it was making some noise. After installation and taking it to the road, I hear that the shock is either not sitting tight to the fork or something since it is making some knocking noise. I have checked the alignment of the shock in respect to the fork and it seems to be okay. I know that there is a tab which needs to go to the back and it is. Now I am very confused. Any help would be appreciated. is there a specific way to put the shock back? Thank you in advance.

 

whats the suspension set up?

 

Just a regular setup, I didn't lower the spring or anything. It is a 96 Honda Accord LX. I do notice that the noise came when it goes over even the slightest bump. Any help would be appreicated.

 

did you diagnose first where noise was coming from ??? or did you just replace parts and hope to get lucky ?? and by the way what exactly did you replace ??
Is the noise metal like ( clunk) ? or rubber like ?? ( squeak )

 

I think you are right on both. I am not sure if it is the shock or ball joint. Originally, the squeaking noise is coming from somewhere and I thought it was the shock. The noise that it is making now is metal to metal. It looks as if the shock is not sitted properly. But I am not sure. Do I need to do an alignment to get rid of the problem?