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04-27-2012, 12:57 PM | #26 |
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hopefully it wouldnt turn out to be a bad set because it means i would have to reship them back. maybe next week i will go thru my under carriage one last time.
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04-27-2012, 02:39 PM | #27 |
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I think you need to stop throwing parts at the problem for the time being and locate the root cause. Clunking is typically caused by clearance issues, may it be bearing, seating surfaces, whatever, it doesn't matter, it is the movement then stop of movement that you hear.
You said you removed the sway bars and retorqued the end links, does this mean you have completely disconnected your sway bars and still have clunking? If not, inspect this component again. Which arms are you using? Bearing type or bushing type? Perhaps an arm is worn? More importantly, WHEN is it clunking? Driveways? Rough roads? Suspension compression? This is the hard thing about the internet... hard to hear or feel what you are observing. And of course, last stupid question... are the wheels torqued and mounted properly? I've seen this too... |
04-27-2012, 02:47 PM | #28 | |
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Hi. The sound of metal hitting against metal generally comes when im going through small bumps or on low speed. Also we removed the sway bars totally and went onto the road to test it. The sound is still there. And, yes. the wheels are mounted professional using a mounting and balancing machine and torqued according to factory specs. Also, I'm using a bushing type arm and the bushing has been replaced with a whiteline bushing. |
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04-27-2012, 03:13 PM | #29 |
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Couple of longshots, but did you do anything with the rear diff? Maybe something there is loose and it's moving around? Also check that the exhaust isn't hitting anything. I had a banging noise I could NOT find. Turned out the exhaust was hitting the drive shaft coupling. I could never see anything because it was on top of the exhaust. Wasn't until I changed exhaust hangers that it went away.
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04-27-2012, 03:18 PM | #30 | |
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Also im using a stock genome exhaust. never had a sound problem with it |
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04-29-2012, 03:35 PM | #31 |
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Tried for the last time today. didn't seem to work.. giving up on these coilovers.
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06-12-2012, 11:18 AM | #32 | |
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so you say you had a clunk already? and now the CLUNK is still there. seems like something else is wrong and it is not your KW bros. you should look more into this is the problem was already there. |
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06-12-2012, 11:23 AM | #33 | |
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thats good. throw them away and once you spend more money to buy new coilovers you will still have the same CLUNK since it's always BEEN THERE |
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06-12-2012, 11:35 AM | #34 |
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Sounds like its not the kw's causing your clunk it could even be something simple as your trunk lid...etc. maybe have somebody drive your car while u r in the trunk to source exactly where the clunking is coming from
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06-17-2012, 03:31 PM | #35 |
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Just do a google search on KW clunk. Lots and lots of instances of clunking. You're not alone.
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06-17-2012, 09:17 PM | #36 |
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I don't know a lot about Subaru suspensions but my brother put V3's on his GTO and he had some clunking issues as well. I know that the suspension setups are probably entirely different, but one of the gurus he talked to about it suggested that maybe the swaybar endlinks were to blame. Said that adjustable end links would help because the sway was being put in a bind with the lower ride. Might be way off here, just trying to throw an idea out there.
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06-18-2012, 08:48 AM | #37 |
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Ball joint bolt is loose.
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06-18-2012, 11:55 AM | #38 |
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06-18-2012, 09:54 PM | #39 |
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Sorry but I forgot to mention that the clunk was on OEM struts due to insufficient grease had nothing to do with anything. And the clunking on the stock struts went away after greasing them.
So yeah kw is being a bitch |
06-18-2012, 11:34 PM | #40 |
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the clunk is probably from the shock not being seated properly on the top hat. 02-03 and 04-07 tops and struts are a little different. There's a little washer that either needs to be on there or not depending on the year.
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06-19-2012, 04:21 AM | #41 | |
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how are they being a BITCH??? you bitching about a problem you had prior to buying your new KWs you dumb ass... so how is KW being a bitch? |
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06-19-2012, 04:39 AM | #42 | ||
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09-21-2012, 02:09 PM | #43 |
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i have this same issue and had no cluck with my other bc coils
looks like the bolt isnt threaded enough or tight enough |
09-21-2012, 03:00 PM | #44 |
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still have yet to anwer my question jason
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03-17-2013, 02:59 PM | #45 |
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Reviving an old thread to share my experience. I had a similar clunk on my KWs, but it came from the right front. Small clunk or knocking sound over small bumps at low speeds. It was the top nut on shock shaft. Briefly zapped it with an impact wrench while they were mounted on the car. Took care of the noise. I'm pleasantly surprised with how quiet my KW V3s are considering the switch to camber plates up front and Group N mounts in the rear.
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03-17-2013, 11:37 PM | #46 |
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Did the OP get his clunk sorted out?
I'm having a similar problem with some Fortune coilovers in the rear. Used to clunk on the right rear until I asked them about the tophat orientation looking wrong and they agreed they had the left and right mixed on assembly. Swapped left and right by switching the bottom clevis, and now the noise is on the left. So I know it's either their damper or tophat. Preload was checked and double checked. I suspect the tophats and was going to swap in some factory ones to see if it vanishes. But it sounds like the OP tried this with unfavorable results. |
03-17-2013, 11:56 PM | #47 |
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^^^ so you mixed your left and right rear shocks up? ?? How would you mount the brake lines? Just curious because even if u did it still should make noise at all
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03-17-2013, 11:57 PM | #48 |
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03-19-2013, 09:26 AM | #49 | |
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So the noise went with the side to side change meaning the problem 100% lies with their product, be it a defect or whatever. |
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03-20-2013, 04:41 AM | #50 | |
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Then you have other suspension related problems. More than likely your top hats are probably shot and you need to buy more but I am no mechanic. |
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