I need everybody's input on this please!

chr0nicg20t · Jan 6th, 2003, 11:25 PM

First off I put this as General so that everyone would see it. I really need some feedback here. I just got my JIC SF-1 installed on my 96 g20 and for some reason occassionally when i hit a bump at a fairly high speed the back thumps really hard. Same if I am goinging over a gutter at an angle there is like a popping or thump sound. I took my car back today to the install place and made sure everything was tightened up and it was. I am really in a ditch here, don't know what to do and frustrates me that a setup that cost me over 1 grand is acting like this. Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

rios · Jan 6th, 2003, 11:26 PM

id hate to be ignoart that u need help on, but what is that?

chr0nicg20t · Jan 6th, 2003, 11:27 PM

what?

chr0nicg20t · Jan 6th, 2003, 11:30 PM

my bad its a coilover setup

rios · Jan 6th, 2003, 11:34 PM

oh. hey sorry bout that dude. i kinda was just typing withouit thinking there

how fast is this fairly high speed(mph/kph) and also, do u have any bodykits or anything?

chr0nicg20t · Jan 6th, 2003, 11:36 PM

Car is stock except the suspension, and for some reason it still rubs. When going over the gutter thingy its very slow. When hitting a bump maybe 45mph or so.

shane · Jan 7th, 2003, 12:39 PM

I think the popping/thumping sound is the shaft of the shock rattling around in the mounting hole. Basically just metal knocking against metal. As long as everything is tight, I wouldn't worry about it. I experience the same thing with my Ground Control setup.

nak1 · Jan 7th, 2003, 07:18 PM

would this not be considered bottoming out?

94xe-r · Jan 14th, 2003, 12:32 AM

unfortunatley its considered the norm.... remember its a race type setup, every coilover ive ever installed (specially inthe rear) makes noise at sum point or anuther... there are ways of deading the sound but u wanna make sure you found the culprit first..... take care.

J

chr0nicg20t · Jan 14th, 2003, 09:32 AM

thanks alot