Rear shocks/coilivers knackered?

[Jekyll]

What things should I be looking out for, for the above? I have developed a kinda knocking noise when I go on uneven roads on what sounds like the passenger rear.

I checked all the bolts on the suspension yesterday and there all tight. My springs look compressed but they have always been like that way before the knocking. Car is on cup packed vmaxx coilovers that have done approx 10k.

Can anybody shed some light on this please?

Cheers, mark

 

[Jekyll]

Forgot to mention that I have tiger sealed my exhaust mounts and got the other half to follow me down a bumpy back lane. She said there was minimal movement on my exhaust, yet I heard the knocks.

Is there anyway I can tell its the shocks?

 

[Wick]

Sorry you're still having trouble dude. I'm gonna say whip it off... Once jacked up a rear takes 10 mins. I reckon you've be able to identify pretty quickly if it's shot.

 

[Rob]

You're not local to me are you Mark? We could investigate this pretty easily.

I'd be jacking it up via the beam, then shaking the exhaust about.

Then unbolt the shocks one at a time and check if they're nice and tight with moving up and down, not got any side to side movement etc...

 

[Dan519]

It'll be the springs, going by your pictures the other day

 

[Jekyll]

Cheers for the replies chaps.

Rob - I jacked the car up yesterday, jiggled the exhaust which had little movement but no noise, undone the shocks, swapped springs over to opposite sides, bolted all back up and the noise still persists

Thanks dan. Would I need to get replacement vmaxx ones or can I find lowering rear springs (gmax, apex, etc) and still use the vmaxx shocks with or without the adjusters?

 

[Rob]

It needs more then a little jiggle if I'm honest. You can get any old rear springs I think, as long as they're the same rating-ish.

I have a purple set in the garage that I have NO idea about, but you're more than welcome to try them to see if they cure the noise?

 

[Dan519]

It needs more then a little jiggle if I'm honest. You can get any old rear springs I think, as long as they're the same rating-ish.

I have a purple set in the garage that I have NO idea about, but you're more than welcome to try them to see if they cure the noise?

purple will be spax most likely.


Get onto Ktec, see if they'll sell you some rear springs from one of their own kits. I'm not happy that the vmaxx replacements are correct yet.

 

[Rob]

As said, try my set for free if you want to.

I don't know if they've got any branding on, but if you want to try them I'll look.

 

[Aronie]

Hi Rob I am having a similar problem with mine on rear drivers side.. did anyone sort this out?

 

[Jekyll]

Not sure if that's aimed for me (mark) or rob above?

I meant to update this. My old vmaxx's were shagged. I took them off and pushed down and they went down with ease and took a good 30secs onwards to extend fully again. I bought done 2nd hand trophy shocks off here and the compression difference was massively noticeable with the trophy's returning straight away. I put the trophy shocks on today and I have no more knocking

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?557144-My-Black-Carbon-2118-d-thread/page54