kw v1 install, now light clunk when i wobble the steering wheel

bernard54321 · 05-01-2015, 12:03 PM

feels like its a power steering rack, but im not sure i had an alignment shop raise it up and tell me its the rack, but that the fact that i lowered it means its normal. (i dont think so) so any pointers?

bernard54321 · 05-01-2015, 01:21 PM

bump

AWDBooSTIn90 · 05-01-2015, 04:36 PM

Do you hear it when driving or just when the cars sitting, engine off, and you just going back and forth with the steering wheel?

bernard54321 · 05-01-2015, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AWDBooSTIn90

Do you hear it when driving or just when the cars sitting, engine off, and you just going back and forth with the steering wheel?

all time, speeds below 15 mph,

EzequielR · 05-01-2015, 07:49 PM

I had my KW V1's (XI) installed last week and now I have a clunk when I turn to the left and again when straightening the wheel. I went back to my installer for something else and had him take a look. He said its most likely my control arms, upper are the ones that usually fail first.

Needless to say with 79k miles I am not surprised. I will be purchasing new control arms, upper and lower, along with the new adjustable end links and the bushings set from ECS.

CantCatchMe · 05-01-2015, 09:50 PM

Normally adjustable end links are a must if lowering the car on coilovers. Every time I lowered my car, it was the endlinks making that dumb clunking sound. Give it a shot.

xquisit · 05-01-2015, 11:33 PM

Was this from the $700 v1 set I missed out on?

bernard54321 · 05-02-2015, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by xquisit

Was this from the $700 v1 set I missed out on?

lol no but looks like i missed out too

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Originally Posted by CantCatchMe

Normally adjustable end links are a must if lowering the car on coilovers. Every time I lowered my car, it was the endlinks making that dumb clunking sound. Give it a shot.

hmmm see thats what my intuition tells me haha, ill try that

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Originally Posted by EzequielR

I had my KW V1's (XI) installed last week and now I have a clunk when I turn to the left and again when straightening the wheel. I went back to my installer for something else and had him take a look. He said its most likely my control arms, upper are the ones that usually fail first.

Needless to say with 79k miles I am not surprised. I will be purchasing new control arms, upper and lower, along with the new adjustable end links and the bushings set from ECS.

^^^^^^

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