new springs installed now clunk feel...

Well i just switched my springs form h techs to trds cus of rubbing.. I did everything slowly so i could have done it right.. i just didnt have a torque wrench so i tightened everything as much as possible.. But im having a problem now.. When i do hard take offs or take off on a hill sometimes i feel a clunk in the front and it worries me what can this be???

not to stray off topic, but where did you rub? what size wheels do you have? offset?

the clunking could be the springs trrying to seat themselves (a common problem with DIYers, since a basic spring compressor compresses the springs to ine side, throwing them off center when reassembling the strut), a loose upper/lower strut mounting bolt, or a loose top hat nut (i can't remember the correct term for it).

I have a cordless impact gun and i get everything pretty tight, but sometimes that top hat nut is trickey b/c the strut shaft keeps spinning.

also, make sure the bolts to the sway bar are tight.

i have 18's with too much an offset for h techs, i just dont know what it is cus the website dont have the rims anymore...

Where was it rubbing? inner fender? fender lining?

I'd try and get ahold of an impact gun and make sure everything is tightened up, or take it to a shop and have them tighten everything up

it was rubbing on the inner fender and the actual outside fender right under where it curves into the tire...

Wow, you rubbed on both the inner fender and the outer curved part? You must have wide wheels too, aside from the low offset. Thats the 1st time I've heard of that happening. Now you have me worried cuz I bought sportlines and those drop down 2 inches.

Did you ever find the clunking?

ya the top shock bolts needed slightly tightened more...

Hey Graphite, i have the stock wheels but put the sportlines on a few months ago. I havent hit the bump stops yet and have no rubbing at all. So i think if you have no bigger than 18's you should be ok, With NO wheel gap haha. Good luck

lol sorry but what are the bump stops, the little plastic things on the springs that just kinda snap on and off...

they are excels...

Yes, the bump stops are the hard rubber "bumbers" that keep your suspension from bottoming out and blowing your struts My eibach kit came with some, if not just cut them