R50/53 Noise from Coilover? Help
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Noise from Coilover? Help
2006 Mini Cooper S with 60,000 miles
I installed KW coilovers along with upper and lower control arms recently and now I'm hearing a mix of clinking and thudding noise coming from the rear left wheel well. I hear it every time I drive over small dips in the roads. I looked up some solutions but none of them have worked. I have changed the end links, checked the sway bar and bushings, checked if the shock was blown, checked if the spring was maxing out, checked the wheel, checked that all bolts in the area where torqued down properly. So far none of these have done anything to do with the noise. I have no idea what the noise is. Also, the car has been lowered about 3/4 of an inch. Can someone please help? Thankyou
I installed KW coilovers along with upper and lower control arms recently and now I'm hearing a mix of clinking and thudding noise coming from the rear left wheel well. I hear it every time I drive over small dips in the roads. I looked up some solutions but none of them have worked. I have changed the end links, checked the sway bar and bushings, checked if the shock was blown, checked if the spring was maxing out, checked the wheel, checked that all bolts in the area where torqued down properly. So far none of these have done anything to do with the noise. I have no idea what the noise is. Also, the car has been lowered about 3/4 of an inch. Can someone please help? Thankyou
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Check those rear end links really close for play (just a little amount makes a clunk noise), they like to wear out and clunk, mine need to be replaced after we did the Ohlins coilovers, strut mounts, rear mounts.
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Make sure the nuts are not loose also.
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These?
https://altaperformance.com/i-160096...all-minis.html
In my experience, this style of jointed control arm is noisy, just a nature of the design. While they will give excellent feel and control of the wheels, they will make noises that will increase as they wear in.
https://altaperformance.com/i-160096...all-minis.html
In my experience, this style of jointed control arm is noisy, just a nature of the design. While they will give excellent feel and control of the wheels, they will make noises that will increase as they wear in.
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Yes sorry I realize that I said that. I meant to say it wasn't preload that was causing the noise. The car is lowered and has a good amount of preload on the coilover.
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These?
https://altaperformance.com/i-160096...all-minis.html
In my experience, this style of jointed control arm is noisy, just a nature of the design. While they will give excellent feel and control of the wheels, they will make noises that will increase as they wear in.
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