JUST got coilovers but theres a problem

cuban335i · 06-27-2009, 03:37 PM

hey guys,
i just installed my coilovers but when i turn my wheels a good amount (and ONLY when i turn my wheels a good amount.. not when i'm changing lanes on the highway or something) there is this weird "clank" or "ting" noise and i have no clue what it is.. please help! is it bad?

200Duece · 06-27-2009, 04:23 PM

sway bar link?

cuban335i · 06-27-2009, 04:29 PM

i'm not sure... all i know its when i turn my wheels a good amount and its sort of a ting or clank or something kind of like that..

iheartsole · 06-27-2009, 04:30 PM

maybe its hitting something. are your fenders rolled?

cuban335i · 06-27-2009, 04:36 PM

its only happening in the front of my car.. its definitely not my fenders.. i was thinking it was that heat shield or whatever it is behind my rotors..

200Duece · 06-27-2009, 05:00 PM

you have the car, go pull and tap on the suspension pieces to see if you can replicate the noise. Or take it back to the shop that did the work.

Posting about noises that your car makes and then not investigating for yourself the idea's that people give you is a waste of time.

No one is gunna be able to tell you exactly what the noise is from thousands of miles away, in text, none the less.

cuban335i · 06-27-2009, 05:02 PM

well i just went and checked it out and turned my wheels a bunch of times and all that and i don't see anything hitting anything.. so thats why i'm confused.. i also thought someone would have been in this situation already.. so that's why i'm asking..

200Duece · 06-27-2009, 05:44 PM

Okay. you just turned your wheels with them on the ground and didn't hear the wheels touch or hit anything. So, becuase you just had your suspension worked on, it's probably related to the work that was done and not the wheels. check all the things that were touched in the installation process for the coil overs

cuban335i · 06-27-2009, 06:31 PM

will do.. do you think it can be that the springs are still settling?

uberschnell · 06-27-2009, 06:32 PM

I've had my AST/swift set up a bit now and it has been totally noise free.

200Duece · 06-27-2009, 06:38 PM

thanks for sharing.^^^

spings shouldn't be making any noise.

CV335 · 06-27-2009, 06:41 PM

Are you already using spacers for your Vmr wheels (as per your other thread)? Did you try running the car with the stock wheels?

cuban335i · 06-27-2009, 06:41 PM

damn i guess i'll just take it back to the shop on monday.. they better fix the problem for free too..

cuban335i · 06-27-2009, 06:42 PM

and yea i ended up going with 5mm spacers because they gave me enough clearance.. and i don't have the stock rims anymore because i sold them..

Craig@SupremePower · 06-27-2009, 11:15 PM

+1... have em tighten em up!!

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Originally Posted by 200Duece

sway bar link?

cuban335i · 06-28-2009, 09:31 AM

ok i just looked at it again.. and raised the car up with the wheels turned and had my hand on the springs while i was raising it and the noise is definitely comming from the springs because when the noise occurs i feel a vibration in the springs themselves.. what do i do to fix that?

I335 · 06-28-2009, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by cuban335i

ok i just looked at it again.. and raised the car up with the wheels turned and had my hand on the springs while i was raising it and the noise is definitely comming from the springs because when the noise occurs i feel a vibration in the springs themselves.. what do i do to fix that?

You bring it back to the installer and have them fix it. They have the proper tools and lift...

cuban335i · 06-28-2009, 09:54 AM

ok sounds like a plan.. i'll take it tomorrow..

yamazaho · 06-29-2009, 03:01 AM

Subscribed. I just finish installing my Silverline plus coils tonight and I ran into the problem with front wheel rubbing the coil issue. I am calling SPP tmr to order my spacers to place in the front. I would like to know what other problems there can be with FKs.....

uberschnell · 06-29-2009, 09:08 AM

Springs rotate as they compress, they could be binding. Are you using camber plates? My set up uses thrust sheets to compensate for rotation.

Also, understand some people have experienced a similar clank at full turn coming from the brakes.

Kevin@AKMotorwerk · 06-29-2009, 09:13 AM

every car i seen with the fk's rub the lower helper coil!

i doubt your noise is from your spring itself, i would check the sway bar end links and the backing plate on the rotor, but of course bring it back to the installer and make them make it right!

CV335 · 06-29-2009, 11:06 AM

Apparently the FK coilovers' have a wider perch than the KWs; I think that's why we only see FK owners reporting this "issue". With my stock 189 wheels there was not rubbing with the FKs. However, when I switched to 235 19's with ET35 I had to put a 5mm spacers to give enough clearance.

06-27-2009, 03:37 PM	#1
cuban335i Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,550 Posts Drives: 535i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: central NJ iTrader: (18)	JUST got coilovers but theres a problem hey guys, i just installed my coilovers but when i turn my wheels a good amount (and ONLY when i turn my wheels a good amount.. not when i'm changing lanes on the highway or something) there is this weird "clank" or "ting" noise and i have no clue what it is.. please help! is it bad? __________________ Current: '13 F10 535i xDrive - lightly modded for now Previous: '12 e92 M3 Melbourne Red/Bamboo - ADV.1 ADV10, Volk TE37SL, OSS, Innotech F1, Arkym, iND '09 e92 335i Alpine White/Saddle Brown - fully modded
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200Duece Colonel 45 Rep 2,575 Posts Drives: '73 2002,'18 X5 35d,'17 328d T Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: A Whale's Vagina, Ca iTrader: (5)	sway bar link? __________________ 1988 E28 535is Euro Conversion --- sold 2009 E90 335 6MT --- sold 2003 E39 540iT Msport --- sold
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cuban335i Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,550 Posts Drives: 535i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: central NJ iTrader: (18)	i'm not sure... all i know its when i turn my wheels a good amount and its sort of a ting or clank or something kind of like that.. __________________ Current: '13 F10 535i xDrive - lightly modded for now Previous: '12 e92 M3 Melbourne Red/Bamboo - ADV.1 ADV10, Volk TE37SL, OSS, Innotech F1, Arkym, iND '09 e92 335i Alpine White/Saddle Brown - fully modded
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iheartsole Brigadier General 85 Rep 4,929 Posts Drives: 08 335i coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (2)	maybe its hitting something. are your fenders rolled?
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cuban335i Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,550 Posts Drives: 535i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: central NJ iTrader: (18)	its only happening in the front of my car.. its definitely not my fenders.. i was thinking it was that heat shield or whatever it is behind my rotors.. __________________ Current: '13 F10 535i xDrive - lightly modded for now Previous: '12 e92 M3 Melbourne Red/Bamboo - ADV.1 ADV10, Volk TE37SL, OSS, Innotech F1, Arkym, iND '09 e92 335i Alpine White/Saddle Brown - fully modded
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200Duece Colonel 45 Rep 2,575 Posts Drives: '73 2002,'18 X5 35d,'17 328d T Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: A Whale's Vagina, Ca iTrader: (5)	you have the car, go pull and tap on the suspension pieces to see if you can replicate the noise. Or take it back to the shop that did the work. Posting about noises that your car makes and then not investigating for yourself the idea's that people give you is a waste of time. No one is gunna be able to tell you exactly what the noise is from thousands of miles away, in text, none the less. __________________ 1988 E28 535is Euro Conversion --- sold 2009 E90 335 6MT --- sold 2003 E39 540iT Msport --- sold
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cuban335i Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,550 Posts Drives: 535i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: central NJ iTrader: (18)	well i just went and checked it out and turned my wheels a bunch of times and all that and i don't see anything hitting anything.. so thats why i'm confused.. i also thought someone would have been in this situation already.. so that's why i'm asking.. __________________ Current: '13 F10 535i xDrive - lightly modded for now Previous: '12 e92 M3 Melbourne Red/Bamboo - ADV.1 ADV10, Volk TE37SL, OSS, Innotech F1, Arkym, iND '09 e92 335i Alpine White/Saddle Brown - fully modded
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200Duece Colonel 45 Rep 2,575 Posts Drives: '73 2002,'18 X5 35d,'17 328d T Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: A Whale's Vagina, Ca iTrader: (5)	Okay. you just turned your wheels with them on the ground and didn't hear the wheels touch or hit anything. So, becuase you just had your suspension worked on, it's probably related to the work that was done and not the wheels. check all the things that were touched in the installation process for the coil overs __________________ 1988 E28 535is Euro Conversion --- sold 2009 E90 335 6MT --- sold 2003 E39 540iT Msport --- sold
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06-27-2009, 06:31 PM	#9
cuban335i Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,550 Posts Drives: 535i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: central NJ iTrader: (18)	will do.. do you think it can be that the springs are still settling? __________________ Current: '13 F10 535i xDrive - lightly modded for now Previous: '12 e92 M3 Melbourne Red/Bamboo - ADV.1 ADV10, Volk TE37SL, OSS, Innotech F1, Arkym, iND '09 e92 335i Alpine White/Saddle Brown - fully modded
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06-27-2009, 06:32 PM	#10
uberschnell Brigadier General 675 Rep 4,080 Posts Drives: Wide Body 1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (48)	I've had my AST/swift set up a bit now and it has been totally noise free.
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200Duece Colonel 45 Rep 2,575 Posts Drives: '73 2002,'18 X5 35d,'17 328d T Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: A Whale's Vagina, Ca iTrader: (5)	thanks for sharing.^^^ spings shouldn't be making any noise. __________________ 1988 E28 535is Euro Conversion --- sold 2009 E90 335 6MT --- sold 2003 E39 540iT Msport --- sold
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06-27-2009, 06:41 PM	#12
CV335 Major 62 Rep 1,211 Posts Drives: '06 MCS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: TX iTrader: (5)	Are you already using spacers for your Vmr wheels (as per your other thread)? Did you try running the car with the stock wheels?
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cuban335i Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,550 Posts Drives: 535i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: central NJ iTrader: (18)	and yea i ended up going with 5mm spacers because they gave me enough clearance.. and i don't have the stock rims anymore because i sold them.. __________________ Current: '13 F10 535i xDrive - lightly modded for now Previous: '12 e92 M3 Melbourne Red/Bamboo - ADV.1 ADV10, Volk TE37SL, OSS, Innotech F1, Arkym, iND '09 e92 335i Alpine White/Saddle Brown - fully modded
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cuban335i Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,550 Posts Drives: 535i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: central NJ iTrader: (18)	ok i just looked at it again.. and raised the car up with the wheels turned and had my hand on the springs while i was raising it and the noise is definitely comming from the springs because when the noise occurs i feel a vibration in the springs themselves.. what do i do to fix that? __________________ Current: '13 F10 535i xDrive - lightly modded for now Previous: '12 e92 M3 Melbourne Red/Bamboo - ADV.1 ADV10, Volk TE37SL, OSS, Innotech F1, Arkym, iND '09 e92 335i Alpine White/Saddle Brown - fully modded
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cuban335i Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,550 Posts Drives: 535i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: central NJ iTrader: (18)	ok sounds like a plan.. i'll take it tomorrow.. __________________ Current: '13 F10 535i xDrive - lightly modded for now Previous: '12 e92 M3 Melbourne Red/Bamboo - ADV.1 ADV10, Volk TE37SL, OSS, Innotech F1, Arkym, iND '09 e92 335i Alpine White/Saddle Brown - fully modded
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uberschnell Brigadier General 675 Rep 4,080 Posts Drives: Wide Body 1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (48)	Springs rotate as they compress, they could be binding. Are you using camber plates? My set up uses thrust sheets to compensate for rotation. Also, understand some people have experienced a similar clank at full turn coming from the brakes.
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Kevin@AKMotorwerk General 290 Rep 28,154 Posts Drives: THE GUY YOU LOVE TO HATE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: hillsborough, nj iTrader: (1)	every car i seen with the fk's rub the lower helper coil! i doubt your noise is from your spring itself, i would check the sway bar end links and the backing plate on the rotor, but of course bring it back to the installer and make them make it right!
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CV335 Major 62 Rep 1,211 Posts Drives: '06 MCS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: TX iTrader: (5)	Apparently the FK coilovers' have a wider perch than the KWs; I think that's why we only see FK owners reporting this "issue". With my stock 189 wheels there was not rubbing with the FKs. However, when I switched to 235 19's with ET35 I had to put a 5mm spacers to give enough clearance.
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