View Poll Results: Do you hear any type of noises with your F-Sport Springs? Who installed them?
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F-Sport Springs Clunk Noise. Normal?
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So how did you go about doing that? Did you take a copy of the service bulletin to them or did you just go in and ask them to screw around with the parking brake cable? I asked them to look around for anything obvious and they came back and told me they heard the noise but it would be over $100 just to diagnose the problem, so I passed.
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So how did you go about doing that? Did you take a copy of the service bulletin to them or did you just go in and ask them to screw around with the parking brake cable? I asked them to look around for anything obvious and they came back and told me they heard the noise but it would be over $100 just to diagnose the problem, so I passed.
This is what the TSIB states:
Warranty application is limited to correction of a problem based upon a customer’s specific complaint.
#96
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but if you say you have a rattling noise in the back they might just say well that's cuz you modded your car and lowered it. I think I'll just tell them my car doesn't hold when I press the parking brake (which it doesn't) unless I totally smash it down to the floor. That should make them adjust the brake cable right?
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but if you say you have a rattling noise in the back they might just say well that's cuz you modded your car and lowered it. I think I'll just tell them my car doesn't hold when I press the parking brake (which it doesn't) unless I totally smash it down to the floor. That should make them adjust the brake cable right?
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How thick are these? I bet they would affect ride height a smidge. I am buying 2 pair of these to put on the driver side OEM coils. I am hoping this will lift the driver side of my car the 1/4 inch it needs to sit level with the passenger side. Does anybody have a pic of what the radius of the silencer looks like?
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Oh damn, I actually thought it touched the spring cushion. I am determined to either lower my passenger side 1/4 inch (Preferable) or, lift my driver side 1/4 inch. I can't stand looking at my car sitting uneven and yes 1/4 is a lot, especially when there is only 4 3/4 inches of space in between the tire and fender. This makes it very noticable.
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Oh damn, I actually thought it touched the spring cushion. I am determined to either lower my passenger side 1/4 inch (Preferable) or, lift my driver side 1/4 inch. I can't stand looking at my car sitting uneven and yes 1/4 is a lot, especially when there is only 4 3/4 inches of space in between the tire and fender. This makes it very noticable.
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I installed the Tein coil springs spacers on Jason's car, and we had good results. He brought me the coil spring spacers, and i disassembled the rear suspension to remove the strut/coil assembly. If you look at the upper coils, you can see where the dust has been displaced where the coils have touched each other (coil bind). So after compressing the coil a little, you can slide the spacers as far up on the spring as you can. Its possible to install the spacers without removal of the strut/spring, but its 10x easier, and more proper to do the install with the strut removed. With the way the spring sits, the top coil already touches the next coil, so its difficult to fit the spacer in between this point, but its possible. Basically you will be putting a total of 5 spacers, side-by-side, in a loop around all of the upper coils. It may be a bit excessive, but results speak for themselves. Since the Tein spacers come 2 in a package, you will need a total of 5 packages (5 spacers per side). After reassembly of the rear suspension, you must make sure to tighten all of the suspension bushings with the full weight of the car on the suspension, this is important. These spacers will not affect right height in any way. After installation of these spacers, there may still be a chance of a very dull version of the thud previously heard. This is simply the now rubber coated coils still touching, and its unavoidable. Its simply the nature of the beast. Performance parts focus more on performance than noise, vibration, and harshness. If you read the documentation for the F-Sport products and their warranty, it specifically points out that noise, vibration, and harshness are not covered (first paragraph, last sentence). Warranty Link Attatched is a before and after picture of the spring.
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So how did you go about doing that? Did you take a copy of the service bulletin to them or did you just go in and ask them to screw around with the parking brake cable? I asked them to look around for anything obvious and they came back and told me they heard the noise but it would be over $100 just to diagnose the problem, so I passed.