I'm not planning to have it super low. Just pleasantly so. It's only running 550/375's on stock MSM's.You don’t need helpers if you’re tucking tire. Drop that bish.
How low of a ride height are you running? My car has been on a lift for the last week and my front springs aren't even loose.Updating thread...
Now that the car's a little lower, my rear springs aren't going anywhere even at full droop, but my front springs can still rattle around a surprising amount. I've noticed on holes (like where manholes got a lot of asphalt around them that I get a definite rattling clunk from the front left corner. Sure a helper wouldn't avoid that?
I'll have to get a video of the available space. Don't even know if I could get a helper in up front--at least not without some compressors.
Also: added Maruhas up front. Surprisingly cheap and you could fool me into thinking that they're OEM.
But does it have that much movement when only one wheel comes off of the ground?Negative on the big sway. Just a 23mm MSM stocker. Even with the wheel off and the sway still attached, the spring has nearly an inch of gap drooped. It's worse with the wheel attached.
Yup. Almost an inch clear of the tophat. It was worse before the extended hats (also at a higher ride height).With your car on jack stands, is the spring loose?
How would I fit it? Here's the current sitrep:Then get a helper spring. It shouldn’t hang loose.
Well, did you isolate away the swaybar? Does the swaybar need new bushings? Does the swaybar need to be greased? What shape are your endlinks in? Did you doublecheck all of your bolts are tightened? What shape are your alignment bolts in? Did you replace the alignment bolts when you did suspension things? It's possible they are slightly slipping going in and out of your driveway.I'm scratching my head at what the noise could be--basically everything at that corner's been replaced at this point.
Front sway got new bushings. Couldn't remember if the OEM bars needed to be greased. Endlinks are new OEM. Alignment bolts were replaced 3 years ago when the car was rebuilt.Well, did you isolate away the swaybar? Does the swaybar need new bushings? Does the swaybar need to be greased? What shape are your endlinks in? Did you doublecheck all of your bolts are tightened? What shape are your alignment bolts in? Did you replace the alignment bolts when you did suspension things? It's possible they are slightly slipping going in and out of your driveway.
I've got some old Racing Beat endlinks. I got rid of my 949's (and my RB 1.25" bar) when I first noticed the noise and couldn't figure it out.Did you double-check that the alignment bolts are sufficiently tight? I would try removing your end link and driving around the block to see if your noise is still present.
edit: Wait, but your car is really low. From my recollection, OEM end links don't work well with lower ride height. I'd also suggest looking into some adjustable end links. I remember getting some noises when I had my tokico / fm setup on fm bars with my stock oem endlinks.