Well my absolute happiness with my new suspension has a wrinkle in it. My front suspension now has a metal to metal clunk/thwack on extension that wasn't there prior to my upgrade to Steeda Sports/Tokico Illuminas/Steeda 4 bolt CC Plates. It took me by surprise when I first drove over a slight drop in the road at some road construction. Then when I crested a hill near my home it did it again. I'm like what the heck is this? So natuarlly I log into Stangnet when I got home and search on Steeda Clunk and whoa man, this is a big issue. Mine only does it on extension not on compression.
I emailed the installers Sat afternoon (TFES - Performance) and I got an email back Sat night stateing that they will work out any issue I have. I am confident that we will resolve it as they are good guys.
So, from the research, it looks like the spherical bearing is the culprit? I checked all the bolts and nuts and they are tight. I also tried a few different settings on the Illuminas to see it that would make a difference. It doesn't but I learned alot about the real time handling of the car with various settings.
Am I correct in thinking the 4 Bolt Steeda CC plates installed last week are defective? It seemed form the search that others had experienced this problem after some miles and also with other brands too. I'm thinking that with a drop of only 1.125 inches, I may not need the CC Plates and have them put the stock mounts back on.
Oppinions/Suggestions/Solutions are welcome.
Thanks as always.
I emailed the installers Sat afternoon (TFES - Performance) and I got an email back Sat night stateing that they will work out any issue I have. I am confident that we will resolve it as they are good guys.
So, from the research, it looks like the spherical bearing is the culprit? I checked all the bolts and nuts and they are tight. I also tried a few different settings on the Illuminas to see it that would make a difference. It doesn't but I learned alot about the real time handling of the car with various settings.
Am I correct in thinking the 4 Bolt Steeda CC plates installed last week are defective? It seemed form the search that others had experienced this problem after some miles and also with other brands too. I'm thinking that with a drop of only 1.125 inches, I may not need the CC Plates and have them put the stock mounts back on.
Oppinions/Suggestions/Solutions are welcome.
Thanks as always.