Sorry, been off the grid this weekend so I haven't had the opportunity to check and answer replies.
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Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering
The bearings in your camber plates could be worn out. They don't last very long on some coilover kits. If everything is tightened correctly (especially top nut and endlinks) that would be my guess. I would also check the bearings in your endlinks.
Otherwise, look for contact marks near endlink mounting points. Also your car is old enough that I would inspect control arm bushings.
- Andrew
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I really don't hope you are right about those camber plates, seeing as they are barely a year old and have only been used for like 6 months or so. I park the car in storage during winter months.
I struggle with determining exactly where the sound is coming from, but I do think the sound is coming from around the top of the strut. It almost sounds like it's in the engine bay.
Do you have any tricks as to how I can determine whether or not the camber plates are worn out, without having to disassemble the entire strut and remove the plates?
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Originally Posted by norcalpb
Do the no name endlinks have exposed bearings IE no dust boots?
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No, they do not have exposed bearings.
There are dust boots in place on both ends and there doesn't seem to be any damage to them.
The one thing I think looks out of place is the bottom end, the end that connects to the sway bar. It's sitting really close to the control arm and I don't remember if it has always been that way.
I can't even fit a finger inbetween, and I can't see any contact marks on the control arm because the entire undercarriage of the car was treated with Dinitrol anti-rust protection... So if those two components do touch and cause the clunking noise, I won't see contact marks until the Dinitrol has been worn off the control arm.
(Don't ask my why they decided that spraying pretty much all suspension parts as well as the chassis was a good idea.
They also sprayed up into the air intake and onto the shielded underside of the exhaust manifold, as well as all over the frontpipe. My car smoked like crazy and smelled like burnt dinitrol until I swapped out the exhaust parts.)
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Originally Posted by Tt3Sheppard
I have the same problem with the Tein Flex Z. Seems to be worse in the hotter weather I didn't hear the noise at all during the colder months.
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For your sake I really don't hope you have the same problem judging by how "violent" the clunk is.
It's obvious that something is wrong and that the car shouldn't be driven with it being that way.