ARG! Coil-overs in for two weeks and the car squeaks like an old sailing ship...

Seriously, the creaks and squeaks that come from the front end is driving me batty. Add this in with the notorious driver side dash rattle and my car sounds like a ten year old civic that was used for pizza delivery. Handles nice...but not nice enough to put up with the racket.

Anyway, gonna pull em out this week so if anyone wants a decent deal on hardly used k-sport coild overs let me know.

The unfortunate consequence of most coilovers

unacceptable. The coilovers on my s4 were perfectly quiet. Still torn on what to pick for this car. ksports are not on the list. I think I want something without a solid pillow ball mount.

do the Group N tophats fit our car?

The Impreza ones don't and I don't think there are legacy versions.

unacceptable. The coilovers on my s4 were perfectly quiet. Still torn on what to pick for this car. ksports are not on the list. I think I want something without a solid pillow ball mount.

What brand did you have for your S4? Almost every set of coilovers I've ridden on have had some level of noise that I would think most people would find unacceptable.

What brand did you have for your S4? Almost every set of coilovers I've ridden on have had some level of noise that I would think most people would find unacceptable.

stasis, installed by awe tuning. A slight noise after the initial install(right front). I had the owner ride with me and the problem was corrected. No problems over 3 years. I loved them. Though I actually think I could have gone stiffer.

I have no idea what to pick for this car(using IONs now). Too many ricer coilovers in candy colored flavors. People are too happy just to see the word coilover. Really wish I could test drive a couple first.

Really wish I could test drive a couple first.

+1 and I'm gonna try to do that. heh

stasis, installed by awe tuning. A slight noise after the initial install(right front). I had the owner ride with me and the problem was corrected. No problems over 3 years. I loved them. Though I actually think I could have gone stiffer.

 

I have no idea what to pick for this car(using IONs now). Too many ricer coilovers in candy colored flavors. People are too happy just to see the word coilover. Really wish I could test drive a couple first.

aka ohlins ... http://www.ohlins.com/

i've contacted them to see if they have any plans to get into the legacy market.

imprezza parts don't fit do they ? http://www.ohlins.com/car_46hmrc.shtml

i've seen pics of ohlins coilovers for our cars in japan.

mm.. ohlins..

I didn't install them...I had them installed by http://www.smart-service.com/.

Can you torque them down any further?

i've seen pics of ohlins coilovers for our cars in japan.

 

mm.. ohlins..

the real Ohlins have external resevoirs. The ones you see available for $2K are just selling on the name alone.

the real Ohlins have external resevoirs. The ones you see available for $2K are just selling on the name alone.

hmm.. so are the $2k ones made by another company and rebadged as ohlins? and, i'm just curious, where are the external reservoirs normally mounted on a car?

usually inside the car

http://www.kingmotorsports.com/images/projects/s2200/moton_trunk_03.jpg

yep... ohlins roxxors my boxxors.

yeah if yall here anything back before i do let me know and i'll keep posted too..

on a lesser note:

how about the gp moto ones any thoughts on them ?

I didn't install them...I had them installed by http://www.smart-service.com/.

Well if it makes a lot of noise, perhaps you can talk to them to see if there is anything that can be changed with the install to quiet things down a bit. It's just strange because most people with those coilovers haven't had lots of noise that they complained about.

With mine, I installed them and noticed there was an occasional light clunking sound from the front. Retightening the top nut solved it. I have never had any squeaking from these.

Tom

tighten the center bolt that holds the top hat to the strut shaft. Also if needed put some oil or grease on it where it contacts the pillowball. (not the threads).

Then check any locking rings for being loose.