Lowered (Eibach) bottoming out over bumps
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Hey guys, I just put in Eibach Pro kit (1") and KYB GR2's.
I only drove it a few miles and over small bumps in the road something is hitting or bumping into something.
I have 245/45/18 that rub on the inside plastic during sharp turns but they never over bumps.
Do the springs need to settle?
Or are the shocks bottoming out?
It's kind of a squeaky noise when it hits.
I hope its just the plastic.
What do you guys think?
Oh, and no alignment yet.
I only drove it a few miles and over small bumps in the road something is hitting or bumping into something.
I have 245/45/18 that rub on the inside plastic during sharp turns but they never over bumps.
Do the springs need to settle?
Or are the shocks bottoming out?
It's kind of a squeaky noise when it hits.
I hope its just the plastic.
What do you guys think?
Oh, and no alignment yet.
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I didn't pay attention to the grove on the shock though.
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if you jack up the car a bit and take a peek under youll see the end of the spring, it should sit against the elevated part of the shock. if its somewhere between or not near the end part of it that might be the cause.
i borrowed the pic off another diy, but you see the end of the spring? that small elevated part it rest on? (bottom left side)
i borrowed the pic off another diy, but you see the end of the spring? that small elevated part it rest on? (bottom left side)
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The rubber insert on each shock hat has to fall into a particular place in the hat. If not, the spring can be seated funny which will cause squeeks or uneven installed spring height.
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Well after two days the springs seemed to have settled a little bit.
I don't get the noise as much. Hopefully it get a lot better though with more time.
I did find on a Google search that Eibach spring coils sometimes need to be wrapped in rubber if they are bumping into each other.
If this sound persists I'm gonna def look into that more.
Thanks guys
I don't get the noise as much. Hopefully it get a lot better though with more time.
I did find on a Google search that Eibach spring coils sometimes need to be wrapped in rubber if they are bumping into each other.
If this sound persists I'm gonna def look into that more.
Thanks guys