marcyd Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Right guys I've just replaced my seized fk g1 coilovers with JOM coilovers ...I've put everything the same as its come off but on the drivers side it knocks when I turn left over a bump , sounds like its coming from the top mount but that's tight .. Any solutions ? And yes I know the coilovers are budget ones lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Only real option is to strip and see if you have assembled correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS6plusMTM Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Could just be too low compared to the FKs, I found the JOMs sag quite a lot, specially with the added weight of the driver on that side.Check for any marks on the offside drive shaft or the under the chassis as I found them to hit here even before the shock bottoms out on very low settings.(I've had to raise mine 4 times in the last couple of months as they settled. the JOMs do seem to be quite a bit poorer quality compared to any other premium brand I've used) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbles21 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Sounds like driveshaft could be hitting the chassis leg? The OS driveshaft sits closer to the chassis leg than the NS. Turning left leans the car over to the right .. bringing the two closer together. Then hitting the bump could be enough to make them contact. Turn the wheels right as far as they can go and look up between the wheel and the arch, you should be able to see wear marks on the driveshaft or chassis leg if they've been hitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcyd Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Cheers guys ill try that , would it make any difference if I put my fk front springs on to my JOM struts to stop them sagging ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcyd Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Problem sorted ! Cheers jabbles21 it was the drive shaft hitting the chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-B Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Did u put the washer back on the top mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcyd Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Yes mate its sorted now was the driveshaft hitting the chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbles21 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 No worries mate. After I posted i noticed RS6plus has already mentioned it haha.Either raise it up a bit, raise the engine (won't help too much) or chassis notch (technically a structural modification and if VOSA found it would tear you a new one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcyd Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I diddnt notice he had wrote the same thing lol , chassis notching is too much effort I've raised it 10 ml and it seems to be ok (with only me in the car) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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