clunking noise after LCA install - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

starron · 05-14-2015, 03:47 AM

so I've been having the ST coils on the car for about 6k miles with no issue. 2 weeks ago I finally got to put on the voodoo 13 LCA and the noise started to come. at first I thought it would be the end links problem like people had before. so today i removed the end links and sway bar out of the way and the noise still going strong when i put weight/pressure on the car's body.

please take a look at the video i put together in different angles and hope somebody can give suggestion or even a solution. I really have no idea where the noise is coming from....

Backinthegame · 05-17-2015, 02:51 PM

Check the jam nuts for your adjusters

cnk · 05-17-2015, 05:02 PM

I had a similar noise when I was beta testing the Figs Mega Arms. What I did was to bounce the car up and down while placing my hands in different locations until I could isolate where the noise was coming from. For me, it was the pillowballs. One pillowball seemed to have a tiny bit of play in it that would result in a clicking noise just like your video.

I decided to just go with SPC arms and haven't had any noises since. The SPC arms use urethane mounts just like the stock arms so there is a little bit of compliance. Would have preferred to stick with the Figs arms, but the clicking was just driving me nuts while driving.

05-14-2015, 03:47 AM	#1
starron Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: FRS 10 Series Location: LA Posts: 63 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	clunking noise after LCA install so I've been having the ST coils on the car for about 6k miles with no issue. 2 weeks ago I finally got to put on the voodoo 13 LCA and the noise started to come. at first I thought it would be the end links problem like people had before. so today i removed the end links and sway bar out of the way and the noise still going strong when i put weight/pressure on the car's body. please take a look at the video i put together in different angles and hope somebody can give suggestion or even a solution. I really have no idea where the noise is coming from....

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05-17-2015, 02:51 PM	#2
Backinthegame Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Location: so cal Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Check the jam nuts for your adjusters

05-17-2015, 05:02 PM	#3
cnk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 DGM BRZ Limited Location: NJ Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 59 Thanked 547 Times in 339 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had a similar noise when I was beta testing the Figs Mega Arms. What I did was to bounce the car up and down while placing my hands in different locations until I could isolate where the noise was coming from. For me, it was the pillowballs. One pillowball seemed to have a tiny bit of play in it that would result in a clicking noise just like your video. I decided to just go with SPC arms and haven't had any noises since. The SPC arms use urethane mounts just like the stock arms so there is a little bit of compliance. Would have preferred to stick with the Figs arms, but the clicking was just driving me nuts while driving.

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