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Did anyone begin to notice rattles a week or so after installing their coilovers? Mine has some rattles/minor knocks coming from the rear end, not to mention plenty of squeaking. The sweaking is likely from bushes that are very dry but the rattles/knocks have me concerned.

I'm planning on taking a decent look this weekend but just wanted to see if there were any common issues with these coilovers or things to look out for. The sound of the noise is making me think that it's the top of the coilover - where the metal mount mounts to the car or the nut on top holding the whole thing together.

Did you guys use the supplied nut with the nylon in it or the factory ones?

Did anyone begin to notice rattles a week or so after installing their coilovers? Mine has some rattles/minor knocks coming from the rear end, not to mention plenty of squeaking. The sweaking is likely from bushes that are very dry but the rattles/knocks have me concerned.

I'm planning on taking a decent look this weekend but just wanted to see if there were any common issues with these coilovers or things to look out for. The sound of the noise is making me think that it's the top of the coilover - where the metal mount mounts to the car or the nut on top holding the whole thing together.

Did you guys use the supplied nut with the nylon in it or the factory ones?

I'll be looking at mine this weekend too. Need to adjust height again (for the 27th time, lol), but also noticed some noise occasionally. My shocks weren't wound all the way in so will do that at same time. I'll post up info if I find anything worth mentioning. You'll do the same for me, right?

I used the nuts supplied. Good thing too because I had to grind one down to get it off. Normal occurence for me I'm afraid pinch.gif.

Edited by Commsman

Glad I checked! One of the nuts on the top of the shocker had wound itself off a fair way. Closer inspection shows me that the nylon was pretty wrecked, so I replaced it. Hopefully all will be good in future then.

Definitely check it out if you have noises coming from the rear end Leon!

Well, nothing too much to report Jase. On one side the top nuts were firm but not tight. I rectified that. Also wound the rear shocks all the way in at the same time as I adjusted the height again.

Re the suggested height Dale, I reckon the rear guards are lower than the fronts, so setting the 'hub to guard" heights the same front & rear makes the car look like it's sloping downhill. Not a bad look really, but I set mine so that the side skirt was almost level (slightly downhill to the front). The only thing is that, visually, the different spacing in the guards may look like the car is dragging it's butt like a mangy dog lol.

I'll get some opinions next weekend at the cruise....

Edited by Commsman

What guard heights did you end up running with?

It's hard to be exact since the hub centre is inset a fair way (I measured mine from floor to guard whilst doing it), but for comparison it is about 355-360mm at the front and 340-345 at the rear.

I even set mine so the driver's side was a few mm higher then the off side. When I sit in the car it evens out. Damm OCD, lol.

  • 4 weeks later...

Got my rears in and setup today.

Still need to make the rear about 10mm lower to match the front. But feels good! Still a bit of squat when you put your foot down, but a lot less!

Forgot about the washers, not sure whether to put some in or leave it.

And I have no idea how you guys do this stuff at home. Without a hoist and air tools itd take me forever!

  • 1 year later...

Ok guys, so I've just installed a set of BC BRs. I set the front as per Dale's suggested and that all looks spot on (thanks for the guidance Dale!). However, I can't figure out what's going on with the rear springs - with the perch collar screwed all the way to the bottom the rear is still too low (about 340mm hub to guard is as high as I can get the ride height). I have used the stock rubber lower mount and the car has a full tank of fuel. I'm begining to wonder whether I've been supplied the incorrect height springs - has anyone had a similar experience?

Ok guys, so I've just installed a set of BC BRs. I set the front as per Dale's suggested and that all looks spot on (thanks for the guidance Dale!). However, I can't figure out what's going on with the rear springs - with the perch collar screwed all the way to the bottom the rear is still too low (about 340mm hub to guard is as high as I can get the ride height). I have used the stock rubber lower mount and the car has a full tank of fuel. I'm begining to wonder whether I've been supplied the incorrect height springs - has anyone had a similar experience?

I installed a set for Russel (Rosella) a couple of months back, and his rear springs are an inch shorter than mine.

They have a Blitz logo & part number on them, which is definitely not the same.

He has his slightly lower than mine, but we could have got to the same height if required.

  • 3 months later...

Ok guys, so I've just installed a set of BC BRs. I set the front as per Dale's suggested and that all looks spot on (thanks for the guidance Dale!). However, I can't figure out what's going on with the rear springs - with the perch collar screwed all the way to the bottom the rear is still too low (about 340mm hub to guard is as high as I can get the ride height). I have used the stock rubber lower mount and the car has a full tank of fuel. I'm begining to wonder whether I've been supplied the incorrect height springs - has anyone had a similar experience?

I have exactly the same problem. Did you end up resolving it? Mine is an AR-X, is your's? Anybody else have any idea?

Also, not sure if it is related: I have been supplied with 8kg springs on the front and 6kg on the rear. I thought I read somewhere that you guys had higher rated springs. The supplier said that 8 and 6 would be perfect for street and a bit of track.

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