question after coilover install

[morbidsanity]

question after coilover install pics* and video

so today i installed my new billstien/eibach setup, but now after the lift im noticeing my upper control arm is now rather visableand i also noticed is like a quarter inch away from my tire? is this normal?

 

[shootmymime]

Yes it's normal. If you get wider tires you will need spacers or new UCA to push your upper ball joint out.

Hope u like the new install! Everyone does that has that same set up.

 

[morbidsanity]

Yes it's normal. If you get wider tires you will need spacers or new UCA to push your upper ball joint out.

Hope u like the new install! Everyone does that has that same set up.

ok cool were there it goes been looking for a reason to get some spacers lol

 

[morbidsanity]

another issue ive found is that they are kinda noisy? i can hear the top of the shock bounce where the rubber bushing is, pretty much after any decent bump....is this normal? i think maby it will go away in time? after a settle period?

 

[snivilous]

another issue ive found is that they are kinda noisy? i can hear the top of the shock bounce where the rubber bushing is, pretty much after any decent bump....is this normal? i think maby it will go away in time? after a settle period?

Check that everything is torqued down properly; no that's not normal.

 

[morbidsanity]

everythings torqued down tight, the shock bolt is all the way down...

Check that everything is torqued down properly; no that's not normal.

 

[snivilous]

Are you sure it's not the upper A arm hitting the rim when drooping or something else that you may of touched or changed?

 

[morbidsanity]

Are you sure it's not the upper A arm hitting the rim when drooping or something else that you may of touched or changed?

nope everything looks fine....little bouncy though....its the same scenario both sides....there both identical....

 

[snivilous]

nope everything looks fine....little bouncy though....its the same scenario both sides....there both identical....

Is the spring properly seated in on the spring seat? What I mean is, is the lowest part of the spring in that little indent on the spring seat so it won't rotate? If not then the spring may be rotating around until it falls in the indent, and you are just hearing it slip down every time a bump is hit.

 

[morbidsanity]

Is the spring properly seated in on the spring seat? What I mean is, is the lowest part of the spring in that little indent on the spring seat so it won't rotate? If not then the spring may be rotating around until it falls in the indent, and you are just hearing it slip down every time a bump is hit.

yeah there in there right at the notch....

 

[morbidsanity]

anybody have any ideas whats wrong?would a picture help?

 

[morbidsanity]

some pics

 

[morbidsanity]

heres a video....you can really hear it at the end....

IMG 0309 - YouTube

 

[turbo8]

I'm not saying this is the cause of your clunk, but your sway bar bushings look shot.
Also are the pictures taken at ride height or is it jacked up for pictures?

 

[morbidsanity]

I'm not saying this is the cause of your clunk, but your sway bar bushings look shot.
Also are the pictures taken at ride height or is it jacked up for pictures?

yeah its at ride height, everything was perfect till i installed the coilovers....i def gotta replace the sway bar bushings....the only thing i can think of and what it sounds like is the bushing on top of the shock is bouncing is it supposed to do that?

 

[turbo8]

If you jack it up does your suspension droop out any? That looks pretty high for a 3" lift.

 

[morbidsanity]

If you jack it up does your suspension droop out any? That looks pretty high for a 3" lift.

im at 39 and a half inches from the groung to my fender....and the top of the billstien the bolt that holds the spring the rubber bushing well the washer is kinda loose.....the nut on top is down all the way...

 

[turbo8]

Jack it up and start shacking things, something is not right.

 

[SCRunner12]

Can you retake a picture of the threading on that top bolt on the shock shaft? It looks like it is too loose and not enough threads are showing on the top shock shaft. When we did the lift a couple of weeks ago, you could see 3-5 threads above the top nut, which it doesn't look like there are. That would cause the noises you are talking about and luckily you probably don't need to remove the shock to tighten it.

 

[morbidsanity]

ok jacked it up everythings secure... exept alot of the bushings need to be replaced, for sure my tie rod ends,and sway bar but could these be the problem?any problem driveing like this for a bit?