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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 09:13 AM
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after i lowered my car with h&r race springs/ tokico adjustables i noticed a weird clanking sound coming from the rear, after asking around people informed me that it was the coils hitting each other. Now can anyone tell me how can i eliminate this sound from occuring?
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 09:20 AM
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maybe the spring insulators (rubber pieces) became unseated and is causing you grief. Check it out.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 09:21 AM
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you can wrap the dead coils w/ rubber hosing..
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 09:32 AM
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what gen is it? I know on my 5th gen (when I had H&R's on it) there was a little noise from the "dead coils." Those are the coils of the springs that get completely compressed once the weight of the car is on it.

I never fixed it on mine. Try that rubber thing from above.

I also had problems getting the springs isolators (whatever those rubber things are called) to seat properly. This caused some clanking. But after a couple times of readjusting them they stayed put.

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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 11:49 AM
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Did you loosen your sway bars at all? If you did, they are probably loose, you need to retighten it with i believe a 14 mil and a 5.5 mm allen wrench.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 12:57 PM
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You'll need a set of polyurethane spring mount bushings for the springs have a smaller diameter... I think Energy Suspension carries them...
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Old Aug 25, 2002 | 12:08 AM
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dude you were right, i couldnt figure it out after asking and getting nuff people to look at it, but finally today the guy was like "your sway bar is loose". And i was like "so ive been driving around for a year with a loose sway bar?". Thats the last time i try to do something myself!
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Old Aug 25, 2002 | 05:50 PM
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LOL...NO Prob. man.... Experience, experience, experience...Thats what you get for messing with Hondas since '90.
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