Help With Front End Noise!

[Seaton]

Hi guys,

Ive been hunting my front end noise for months! It has me screwed.

It started as soon as I lowered my car, SSl fronts SSSL rears. First time around I was on the stock shocks for a couple of months, so I just put the dull knock down to the shocks, Then I changed them out for some Koni red adjustables, Still there!

Its a light dull knock in the front, both sides, and happens over bumps in the road at under 60kmh. Ive had it looked at by 2 people, one of those shops Heasman Steering. they tell me there is nothing wrong! Its driving me crazy.

Ive quadruple checked everything is tight, all my bushes are fine, car has 20k on it, end links tight etc.

Tonight I noticed there is about 20mm on the front shocks before it will bottom out on the front bump stops, so could it be the bump stops hitting? Anybody not run the front stops or is that even safe to do?

Anybody that can offer some insight here would be awesome!

Seaton

[Seaton]

Had another go last night, pulled the front sway bar end links off and went for a quick drive. Still there.

So it's not the end links or sway bar bushes. I ordered some Super Pro top control arm bushes today. Fingers crossed!

[Seaton]

You wouldn't believe it, after 6 months of trying to hunt this noise down it was the spring! King uses a progressive coil, so at ride height, the top few coils are very close together, just off touching, so over bumpy roads, they hit each other.

I fixed the problem with some coil wrap which I was supplied from King springs.

It stopped the noise instantly!