Hello all,

Yesterday I went ahead and dropped my 07 coupe on Eibach Prokit Springs (1.1" F, 1.0" R). Since the drop is not much, and I don't have much cash to spare at the moment, I decided to keep the stock struts/shocks - my car came with the sport suspension.

Everything seems great, except the fact that the driver side makes noises when going over bumps/holes on the road (I'm not referring to speed bumps, this is just regular driving). The sound makes it seem as if something were loose, so I went ahead and took off the driver side wheel and double checked that everything was tight and in place; everything was. It's a very deep yet faint "clunky" noise when the suspension travels up and down. I do not think it's the strut bottoming out, since the passenger's side doesn't do it, the struts are the sports struts, the car has been dropped for a day, and it's only a 7 month old car.

Does anyone have an idea as to what may be going on? All opinion/advises are welcome. Thank you.

Etien

 

I'm not sure but sway bar link could be loose? (Haven't yet seen it under the G) Just my .02

 

i have the same problem..i sent my car to the infiniti dealership!

 

Maybe the spring is not set just right on the stut? Did you install the gray plastic pieces from your OEM springs? I just installed my springs the other day and I transfered over the plastic. I hear it helps in the noise department some.

 

Thanks for the efforts guys, I found the problem. Surprisingly, the last thing I thought would be loose, was actually loose! The top nut that holds the strut in place was loose (17mm nut). I adjusted it while the car was sitting evenly, making sure the strut shaft did not spin in place, and problem solved. I didn't even need to take anything apart.

For those who asked: yes I had transferred everything over from the stock setup, so the springs are sitting in place nicely.

I had double checked everything except this nut, and again, this taught me to never assume