I was working on my hatch a bit today when i decided to look at my rear suspension because i had noticed it had been making a clicking/poping noise when i went over any bumps or rough road. I checked the suspension all around the car till i got to the passenger rear and noticed that the sleeve the spring slides over was cracked in half from the top to about 90% down the sleeve. I didnt get any pics, i will tomarrow but has this happened to anyone else? Does function and form make replacement parts?

 

are your FF's still under warranty? i believe they have a 1 year warranty.

 

I think its been over a year, im not 100 percent sure. But i also thought they only had warrenty if installed by a professional and you have to reciepts proving it.

 

here are some pics of what it looks like. they are kinda crappy its hard to get a decent pic while laying underneath the car.





as you can see the sleeve is just in half....

 

yikes.

 

im pretty sure thats just the dust cover that cracked

 

yep, the rubber dust cover is torn, that's all.

 

should i take the coilover out and take that off or just leave it?

 

you hsould just leave it like that, it's a rubber part rubbing againgst a metal part, it has no reason to be making the clicking/popping sound you described, keep looking, this isn't your culprit.

 

Me and 2 other friends have F2's and all 3 of us have leaking rears.

 

lol thats the dust cover lol. fail!

 

 

type one or type two, got pics? after how long?