new GSR clunking over bumps
Jun 21, 2009, 01:51 PM
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more specific? year after year cheaper parts on cars. nissans have this problem 2 with those kyb struts. just remove the strut from the spring and shake the shaft or piston and u would see what i meaning.
Jun 21, 2009, 04:58 PM
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I am going to replace the springs on my car and install sway bars in a few weeks. Wil try to make a before and after video / sound recording FTW.
Jun 23, 2009, 12:05 AM
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Tephra, I think it is a close run thing - lowering the car makes it closer to the stops but with stiffer progressive springs it stiffens more per mm of suspension travel....
On a possibly related and rather annoying issue my car developed a really annoying creaking / cracking sound (sounded grim, I thought that something serious was going wrong) with the front right strut which manifested itself initially as a noise over bumps and then developed into the same noise with steering input.
This started at about 8000 miles.
Upon further investigation (much looking over the suspension) we noticed that the front right bump stop was showing wear on the outer periphery. I could not believe this could be the source of the grim creaking noise but I gave it a grease up anyway (used chain lube from the bike chain) and took it for a drive.
Unbelievably the simple bump stop (looks like it is made from high density poly or similar) was making the awful noise and with a bit of grease the issue was relieved.
But, even with it greased it did not stop the knocking noise over speed bumps.
On a possibly related and rather annoying issue my car developed a really annoying creaking / cracking sound (sounded grim, I thought that something serious was going wrong) with the front right strut which manifested itself initially as a noise over bumps and then developed into the same noise with steering input.
This started at about 8000 miles.
Upon further investigation (much looking over the suspension) we noticed that the front right bump stop was showing wear on the outer periphery. I could not believe this could be the source of the grim creaking noise but I gave it a grease up anyway (used chain lube from the bike chain) and took it for a drive.
Unbelievably the simple bump stop (looks like it is made from high density poly or similar) was making the awful noise and with a bit of grease the issue was relieved.
But, even with it greased it did not stop the knocking noise over speed bumps.