Bc racing extreme drop clunking noise.
 

Hey guys, i'm not sure if this is a repost because i couldn't find a thread specifically for this. Anyways, I got my bc racing extreme drop kit installed yesterday, and now i'm hearing little clunking noise whenever i drive over some bumps. The front sway bar i tilted it up a little bit because i didn't know what to do with the aftermarket endlinks. I adjusted the endlinks just a little and put my sway bar up a little bit in fear of it hitting the control arm. (or what i think is the control arm) I also tightened everything. Do you any of you guys might know what this could be?

bad strut? it could be -- I have a set in my camry and there's strut damage after 1-2 months.

How low do you have them set to? Have you since aligned it? is the sound coming from the rear? After i did my drop i noticed noises after going over bumps, Jacked it up and was the Rear LCA hitting the bumps.

if its coming from the front you might wanna try to adjust the front endlinks as close to stock and put them back on.

I believe @636 had the same issue and IIRC it was the sway bar hitting the control arm? When i installed my kit i adjusted the enlinks the there most closed down setting to bring the swaybar as far from the control as possible. But just to be sure its not somethin easy... check to make sure the bolts on the top of the strut(strut to strut tower) are tight.

@636 first is was that he did not install the coilover the correct way and needed to take it off and turn it around

That's what it was. I knew he had a clunk issue just forgot the cause...

Thanks for all of your input guys! :cheers: I'm not too sure what it could be now.. the main noise is coming from the right front now. i'm assuming the top plate wasn't spun tight enough like the left one, causing it to be loose and move around more? (Top late as in, camber plate and pillow top area.)

im having the exact same issue at the moment and the sound seems from the front right to and a very faint on the left.

any idea what i could do ?

cause i wasn't sure what to do with the end links and i feel like they are pulled up unequally on each side


:(

Good news guys! Fixed the problem! It was just the pillow mount/ camber plate. I had to twist it right to tighten it! I suppose the problem was, there was space between the top plate and the spring ( ball joint, pillow joint) so everytime i would hit a bump, the ball joint would hit the top plate! Thanks for all of your input though guys! (:

So i just figured out the problem, you need to twist the camber plate towards the right to tighten it. The problem seems to be; the space between the camber plate and the pillow joint. every time you would hit a bump, the space is no good, which causes the pillow joint to collide with the camber plate. Just unbolt the 3 bolts on the top, unbolt your endlinks, twist your camber plate (while holding the springs) then re-install. (Don't forget to tighten the camber bolts! 4 bolts on top) Then Voila! :w00t::happyanim:

care to explain in more detail ?

so am i going to need to unbolt the top of the coil, and twist the top plate to the right untill its tight and wont move ?

this is a common problem after installing coilovers on ALL cars - consider this, at stock height the distance from your sway bar to your lower control arm is much more large than when lowered. If you can get under your car when there is pressure on the suspension (i.e. alignment lift), adjust your endlinks to absorb that distance lost from lowering it.

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You see, the problem is where the red arrow is pointing at. there is space in between the joint (Space between the joint and the camber plate. Blue arrow.)
So to start off: remove your wheels, loosen and remove the nut from one of your endlinks (whether if it's from the sway bar or the actual strut.) Then remove the three bolts on top of the strut (shown with the green arrow.) the strut should fall with the brake caliper. Next, hold the area within the purple brackets and turn the camber plate (Blue arrow pointing at it) right. Turn it a full two revolutions then reinstall. Before you lower your car on the wheels, don't forget to tighten the camber bolts! (4 bolts on top, yellow arrow) And that's it! :)

Damn! Thank you for the clear explanation.

Guess I'll do it next weekend and hope I don't cause harm driving it this way through out the week

No problem! and i can't help but notice, your location says Riverside, CA. I'm down there occasionally, maybe we'll run into each other one of these days! Windshield banner says Neck breaker or Flossy kings. :thumbsup:

Yeah my front clunk was caused by my endlinks nailing my control arm. My rears still clunk like a mofo though. :P

Any way to solve the front issue w/ the control arms?

Just shorten the endlinks. I didn't need to modify/buy anything. Just twist them shorter

i did this but i still get clunks over bumps at very low speeds, it might've decreased so i dont know. any other things i should look at ?

i need to try this as well, ive got a clunk from the front drivers side..

have you tried tilting the sway bar up a little, and shortening the end links?

Update. To make the clunking noise go away (Without taking everything apart.) Open the hood, jack the section of the car the noise is coming from up, and tighten the bolt right under the dampening knob. For some reason, the threads are very greasy, and it seems to come loose every now and them. Particularly when i hit large bumps frequently.