Hey guys, another suspension question. I swapped in a full set of struts from my 99 ej6 into my 00 ej8. I noticed that if I let the car sit for a day, it will sag about an inch or two. If I take it for a drive it sits back up at regular height. I notice some plasticy noise when I bounce the front right. Is something wrong here? Can't say I've ever noticed it on any of my other cars. All input is appreciated

 

bad shocks

 

Did this new suspension "lower" the car from it's previous height? If so, I would think the bushings all need to be reset at the new ride height.

 

the new shocks from the ej6 sit taller than the blown out coilovers I replaced. How do you reset a bushing?

 

You have to loosen all the bolts in the suspension that go through the center of a bushing. Then with the car on the ground, tighten & torque them. You can also do one corner at a time by jacking the suspension up till the chassis lifts off the jackstands.

The idea is that it relieves any twist in the bushings with the car at rest on it's wheels.

Each arm on one side of the car....
- 2 bolts, 1 nut - front lower arm
- 2 nuts or bolts - front upper arm
- 2 bolts rear compensator arm (the one at the chassis will mess up your alignment)
- 3 bolts rear lower arm
- 1 bolt rear upper arm

Doing this will alter your alignment even if you don't do the rear comp-arms. Also altering your ride messes up your alignment too, so you probably needed one to begin with.

 

Awesome thanks for the info!

 

Make sure the tire pressure it good also.