Weird Sound After Coilover Install (when moving steering wheel left and right) - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

taimysho0 · 06-08-2013, 05:44 PM

hey guys, i just intsllaed stance coils on my car and i notice a weird sound (sounds like something hitting the spring) when i turn the steering wheel left and right. i made sure everything is tight and still making that sound. im thinking its bc i didnt have a torque wrench and didnt tighten the 2 bolts on the end links enough (i think its 80lbs of toque), so im planning to buy a torque wrench. before i do so any suggestions?

my wheels are 18x8.75 with 225/45/18 tires. i went under the car and had my gf move the steering wheel and the wheel is definitely not hitting the coilovers and the only thing i notice moving is the sway bar that the end links are connected to

taimysho0 · 06-08-2013, 05:46 PM

PS the coils came with 2 extra end links, are these required? they look too long for the rears and too short for the fronts (and only facing one direction, while the oem endlinks has one end facing opposite sides) thanks

taimysho0 · 06-08-2013, 05:48 PM

***also when the car was jacked up on one side (the front left, which is where the sound is coming from), the sound doesnt happen when i had my gf turn the steering wheel and i go under the car. only happens when the tires are on the ground

Propaganda · 06-08-2013, 06:05 PM

Is it a ting sound? Like while turning left and right (on ground) you hear a ting ting ting ting?

empower-auto · 06-08-2013, 06:17 PM

my guess is the spring seats don't allow the spring to turn on the perch properly, which would be a design flaw.

ergo, your suspension may also loosen itself.

BC Racing, your move

Propaganda · 06-08-2013, 06:20 PM

^^^

empower-auto · 06-08-2013, 06:24 PM

furthermore, have your coilovers professionally installed if you are not extremely sure of what you are doing. this isn't meant to be condescending but just sound advice to make sure you don't lose a lot of $$$ and time by making a critical error.

taimysho0 · 06-08-2013, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Propaganda

Is it a ting sound? Like while turning left and right (on ground) you hear a ting ting ting ting?

yes it does make a ting ting sound on the ground

taimysho0 · 06-08-2013, 06:34 PM

was there any adjustment i should have made to the coilover before installation? i mean it seemed pretty straight forward during the install..

taimysho0 · 06-08-2013, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by empower-auto

my guess is the spring seats don't allow the spring to turn on the perch properly, which would be a design flaw.

ergo, your suspension may also loosen itself.

BC Racing, your move

so is this something i should call stance about? anything i can do to fix this? i might just take out the coilover and take a look at it to make sure the spring can turn ok

donutfilling · 06-08-2013, 08:22 PM

coil bind?

infinite012 · 06-08-2013, 08:52 PM

Sounds like you didn't get a conical washer between your top mount and coilover.

Calum · 06-08-2013, 09:50 PM

you need these to prevent coil bind.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ha...-109/overview/

TylerLieberman · 06-08-2013, 11:02 PM

More spring pre load. Raise those top perches up. You should barely be able to spin the spring around while the car is jacked up off the ground.

Most coilovers come in the box with no pre load and you can easily just spin the spring around on the top perch.

06-08-2013, 05:44 PM	#1
taimysho0 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: frs Location: bay area Posts: 174 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Weird Sound After Coilover Install (when moving steering wheel left and right) hey guys, i just intsllaed stance coils on my car and i notice a weird sound (sounds like something hitting the spring) when i turn the steering wheel left and right. i made sure everything is tight and still making that sound. im thinking its bc i didnt have a torque wrench and didnt tighten the 2 bolts on the end links enough (i think its 80lbs of toque), so im planning to buy a torque wrench. before i do so any suggestions? my wheels are 18x8.75 with 225/45/18 tires. i went under the car and had my gf move the steering wheel and the wheel is definitely not hitting the coilovers and the only thing i notice moving is the sway bar that the end links are connected to

06-08-2013, 06:17 PM	#5
empower-auto Kouki-Monster Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 11 Thanked 562 Times in 261 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	my guess is the spring seats don't allow the spring to turn on the perch properly, which would be a design flaw. ergo, your suspension may also loosen itself. BC Racing, your move __________________ Rich Anderson EMPOWER AUTO

06-08-2013, 06:24 PM	#7
empower-auto Kouki-Monster Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 11 Thanked 562 Times in 261 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	furthermore, have your coilovers professionally installed if you are not extremely sure of what you are doing. this isn't meant to be condescending but just sound advice to make sure you don't lose a lot of $$$ and time by making a critical error. __________________ Rich Anderson EMPOWER AUTO

06-08-2013, 11:02 PM	#14
TylerLieberman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: '24 GR86 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,686 Thanks: 658 Thanked 3,363 Times in 1,584 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	More spring pre load. Raise those top perches up. You should barely be able to spin the spring around while the car is jacked up off the ground. Most coilovers come in the box with no pre load and you can easily just spin the spring around on the top perch. __________________ Old 2013 FRS Build Thread (SOLD) Hakone 86 GR Build Thread (SOLD)

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06-08-2013, 05:46 PM	#2
taimysho0 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: frs Location: bay area Posts: 174 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	PS the coils came with 2 extra end links, are these required? they look too long for the rears and too short for the fronts (and only facing one direction, while the oem endlinks has one end facing opposite sides) thanks

06-08-2013, 05:48 PM	#3
taimysho0 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: frs Location: bay area Posts: 174 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	***also when the car was jacked up on one side (the front left, which is where the sound is coming from), the sound doesnt happen when i had my gf turn the steering wheel and i go under the car. only happens when the tires are on the ground

06-08-2013, 06:05 PM	#4
Propaganda Diamonds & Cadillacs Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: '13 fr-s, 1974 911s Location: Internet Posts: 392 Thanks: 162 Thanked 157 Times in 102 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it a ting sound? Like while turning left and right (on ground) you hear a ting ting ting ting?

06-08-2013, 06:20 PM	#6
Propaganda Diamonds & Cadillacs Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: '13 fr-s, 1974 911s Location: Internet Posts: 392 Thanks: 162 Thanked 157 Times in 102 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^^^

06-08-2013, 06:34 PM	#9
taimysho0 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: frs Location: bay area Posts: 174 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	was there any adjustment i should have made to the coilover before installation? i mean it seemed pretty straight forward during the install..

06-08-2013, 08:22 PM	#11
donutfilling Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: frs Location: LA Posts: 319 Thanks: 55 Thanked 75 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	coil bind?

06-08-2013, 08:52 PM	#12
infinite012 Banned Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 13 DGM BRZ Ltd Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 974 Thanks: 294 Thanked 470 Times in 255 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Sounds like you didn't get a conical washer between your top mount and coilover.

06-08-2013, 09:50 PM	#13
Calum That Guy Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 asphalt FRS MT Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 5,058 Thanked 2,868 Times in 1,499 Posts Mentioned: 82 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	you need these to prevent coil bind. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ha...-109/overview/

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