Hello I just joined this forum and, I have a question. I just lowered my 01' CG Accord using dropzone spring. When I finished I took it for a test drive and heard this annoing rattle sound. The sound appears to be coming from my strut towers. I went back home pulled the rear struts back off in hopes to find whatever was making the noise and, nothing! Everything is good...Any Ideas????

 

Anybody? Anybody???? Maybe this post should be moved to the Accord Thread....

 

A rattle sound is usually something loose.

Now, if its more of a clunking sound, and those springs happen to be progressive, you're probably just hearing the dead coils collapsing.

 

Dead coil????? the coils are brand new but yes they are progressive. What is a dead coil? and how do i remedy that?

 

A "dead coil" is a loop of the spring designed to be fully compressed under normal conditions. Many progressive springs make use of them. To kill the sound, you need to wrap the spring in rubber.

Example of a rubber wrap specifically made for this purpose (but you can simply use a cut rubber vac line if desired):

 

make sure you tighten the nut that threads onto the strut shaft good and tight. that will make a hell of a rattle if not tight enough.

 

Cool you guy rock! I will check it out this weekend.

 

tunerNooB your the man. I got some vacume line and cut it into a coil and wraped around the coil.... Like magic the sound is gone. So if anybody uses progressive rate springs to drop your ride (best ride I have ever had in a lowered car.) make sure you get the insolators.

 

Doesn't even look like its lowered

 

lowering springs

 

i got dropzone strut sleeves brand new in box ill give them to you for cheap let me know if your interested

 

It is lowered 2.5 inches. I measured before and after.