Coilover Clunk? HOW TO FIX IT! 

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Just a thought.. New coilovers, days after setting initial ride height, will settle anywhere from a quarter inch up to half an inch or even more. If the coilovers were setup with very little spring preload, you now have a spring that's taking up less space, and a loose spring can cause clicking and/or clunking. Now, if you're getting a clicking when you turn your wheels from side to side while parked.. Yes, a little grease on the ends of the springs and grease to the top bearing will help.

I FOUND THE FIX 👇: (TLDR problem shooting list at the bottom) I had rattling in the front coilovers, so i tried adding grease generously and it didn’t work. I made sure to check the top center assembly nut at the top and raised the front coilovers by just half an inch. Turns out that was the problem. It might have been one of those things but it finally work and my ride quality feels 1000% better. TLDR: I fixed the rattling by 1:Checking all nuts and bolts (and i mean all) 2: Make sure the spring rate is good (1 more adjustment wrench’s thickness compressed than 0 preload) 3:Put Lithium grease (a generous but not copious amount) at all points of moving contact. (bottom of spring, top of spring, and in between the rubber collar thing over the spring at the top of the coilover) 4:Check for wheel-well rubbing. I raised the front coilovers half an inch and the crackle sort of sound coming from the wheels stopped. TIP: When adjusting ride height using the adjusting collars, if still on the car, this can increase your spring preload. make sure to reset your spring preload whenever adjusting ride height. TIP #2: If you have a bouncy set of coilovers, this means your springs are set WAY too tight. It’ll feel bouncier than a kangaroo on a trampoline if you made this mistake that i made. Don’t panic, you didn’t buy bad coilovers (unless you bought it from a shady guy that drives a dodge neon with a missing front bumper and a spoiler larger than your driveway). To fix this, set your spring so that the spring is held by the coilover collars, but not compressed. From there, use your collar adjustment wrenches provided by the vendor, and tighten it from 0 preload, the thickness of the wrench. I hope you guys get a lot of value from the mistakes i made.

Been going down the rabbit hole for hours cause I been having the same issue with my BC’s and having a mini panic attack so thank you for the piece of mind lol

I cannot like this video enough. I was literally one day away from buying a new set of coilovers. Luckily I did one last google search and stumbled upon this video. Only $5 and an hour later no more noise! Thank you!

Great video! Would love to see a demo of how you greased it though....

Just happened to stumble upon this video after doing some maintenance on my coilovers. Jake is bang on. It may not fix your clunk, but I recommend lithium grease anyplace where metal is going to contact metal on a suspension. I'm also a fan of using it on my threads as well. Great video sir, and good advice!

Came across this just as I needed to! So glad this came up better than the other videos or results I’ve gotten, worked perfectly! Thankyou!

I’m going through this right now, thanks for sharing the solution it was driving me crazy. Great content 💪

hey Jake Lancenese... bro.. guy... i was on my way to get coils and just throw in the towel on my front setup entirely. i saw your video by chance after watching so many others and attempting so many things to remedy my ugly popping knocking clicking and sticking problems and on one last hope i went and bought some lithium grease in a can.. i bought valvoline lithium grease meant for ford and lincoln for my ST focus and took my time really killing it on both front coils in every nook and cranny... and the whole front end is entirely different.. like brand new... seriously ... actually better than new. so thank you very much. and screw everyone ... do your thing with that hair brother. i think your nickname should be big bird...and if that's cool then i'll be your damn Mr. Snuffleupagus .. i truly owe you a lot of thanks.. i have been going crazy with this for the last month now. most importantly however i need to make sure others hear something.. i put spray can lithium grease on the same areas a month ago in fact i've put it on multiple times but that stuff actually ends up sticky a few days later... so when luckily i saw someone ask about the spray i noticed you replied that you used actual grease... so i thought then that this factor could be the ticket... sure enough it is what i should have done long ago thank you big bird

Thanks mate ! i was so close to counting my losses and getting new coil overs but this has fixed my problem! much love from down under 🐨

Bro legit so helpful if checked everything and this fixed it

You sir are a hero....man was I going nuts with this clicking sound!

after trying 20 things i finally found this vid lol - haven’t tried it yet but i sense in the force this is the solution

Thank you 🙏 I finally find answers why clicked sound

Do you recommend a particular brand for this grease?

Awesome video, you nailed it. That's the problem I'm having. Thanks

My guy! Video was clutch as hell

Interesting!!! I was leaning toward the mount/bearing being worn, ima check the springs tomorrow tighten them a bit see if it changes anything

Hey this video has me convinced the click sound I’m hearing is coming from the coilovers. What kind of grease did u use ?

How has this held up over time? Same thing happening on my car and I’m thinking it’s the bearings in the top pillow mounts.

Thank you for sharing this!! Definitely saved me a ton of stress 🙏

Thank you that noise is driving me crazy I’m going to try this soon.

I'm gonna have to try this when I get home. Thanks man

if the noise comes back most likely the upper pillow ball is blown if you here clunking, i have the same issue after a couple a months owning my coilovers

Do i have to fully disassemble the coil overs to grease em up? I have a squeak ish clunky sound when turning very sharp and over speed bumps slowly. I assume it needs lube but rather not have to take it all out again.

Small channel or not we need these type of videos I think you saved me from selling my car lol 🙏

He used the whole can in his hair !

this guys saved me today. love you beotha

having similiar issue but when I go straight no need to turn wheels for it. Did you remove the entire coilover and disassemble to grease or grease with it on?

You are my all time hero

Thanks man, never woulda known to do that but it just fixed it for me

You sir, are my savior. Thank you for this video!

I hear a clicking noise when I turn, it is on my passenger side as well. I own a Scion tC 2007 on Megan’s racing coil overs. What can the noise be ?

Did u feel the clunk vibrate to ur feet too on floor? I'm having same issues. Like I did it all smh. To no avail. Fixed Wheel bearing n hubs Sway bar end link... bc ball joint.. axles still same thing. I hope this works this my last resort. Never happened until the install of my bc on rsx type s

Thanks my man. Getting the clunk in my rears. Will be trying this out.

Hey Jake, can you do a video of where you applied the grease, like a how to video , i have the knocking sound on my BC coils on the right side wheel, everytime i turn left, the knocking sound comes up

This is my hunch too on my BC's. I figured the spring needs some rotational leeway to spin a bit due too the mechanical forces on it. One time I sprayed WD-40 all around the spring perch and it silenced it for a while, which also suggests that those two surfaces just need some lubrication. I'll add grease on the weekend. Thanks for confirming my suspicions!

I will take your advice to check the suspension parts where I think problems are occurring!

Just did this to fix my clunking noise thanks a lot man!

Much appreciated I’m gonna get it done this weekend

only halfway through the bud already 10x more helpful then a hell of a lot of others. been through the forums too ✅

Bro just want to thank you this video helped me so much I took my car to 5 mechanics with in 5 days of trying to figure it out. No one knew what the sound was coming from. I tried what you did and wouldn’t you know it worked like a charm. Thanks 🙏🏽

Thanks, this fix solved my issue.

2:30 if you want to skip past 2 and 1/2 minutes of rambling.

On my 2005 Tundra I changed: upper ball joints, lower ball joints, inner tie rods, lower tie rods. This happened after changing the strut assembly. I spray some WD-40 and the popping is now gone! I’m not not pissed because the truck needed a suspension refresh but it’s frustrating to know that this is such a simple fix.

Thank u bro ima try all that. Thank thank u for getting to the point right away

I have the same issue using H&R springs. I'm going to try this and hope it works. The noise is annoying. I tightened all the nuts and bolts you mentioned, changed the sway bar bushings, and greased both upper and lower ball joints, nothing has worked yet. I will lube where the spring meets the insulator and also add tubing to the top "dead coil" of the spring.

I have the same issue - clicking over bumps. ApexI N1 Coils. I will try this tonight, but from what it sounds, your preload is so loose that your springs are loosing contact with the mount. I'm glad the grease application "resolved" your issue, but it just sounds like you're just masking your loose preload. My preload was loose as well, but I have adjusted it since and still have the same issue. I am waiting on a replacement strut on warranty. Thanks for the video.

I’ve got the same issue but only when I turn so I believe the tie rods are binding up.

I have the exact same problem on the exact same wheel on my BRZ and yeah white lithium grease save the Day but the clicking eventually came back so I attempted to disassemble the coilover but unfortunately that top nut is like seized on and if I try to take it off I'm going to destroy the coilover

Man thanks you for this video. Im having this issue. Gonna try this fix in the AM.

Good coilovers not necessarily stiffer. My ohlins road and track coilovers softer which is better for absorbing bumps

This worked for me! Used white lithium grease and preload my springs!

just installed my BCs on my wrx, having the clicking sound too so i’m trying to figure it out 😩😩

Good looks on the info I’m getting ready to buy BC coilovers

Thanks for the great tip bro just the problem I'm having with my coilovers that clunk driving ne nuts I will grease them up ✌

What did u use???

I have the same problem on the same side. Thanks for the video ill look into this method!

I have something similar but I do not hear any noise. I always feel on my steering wheel something loose when I'm going over the bumps.

I’m having a “clunk” like a bad shock from the front struts. I installed the flatout suspension lift and ever since, I’ve been having this issue. Anyone else?

Mine clunks when I am taking off from a stop, any idea on Herat his could be?

Thank u for the info hopefully it will fix my problem

Gonna give this a go too. I have tried just about everything except this....Thanks!

dam this is good to see my Tein coils I just installed yesterday are clunking at hard turn so I'm gonna tell the shop that did them to do this and see if it works

Gonna give this a try!

Jake, I haven't tried the lithium grease yet. I just installed new rear coilovers yesterday in my '05 RSX Type S. The very first drive after I backed out of my driveway I immediately got a clunking thump thump thump from the passenger side rear of my car as I drove forward in a straight line. I immediately turned around and jacked up the car and took off the wheel. I checked all of my bolts from top to bottom. I will check the bolt under the dampening knob. Otherwise could I coincidentally have a bad rear sway bar end link on that side? Absolutely no noise coming from the driver side rear. The car is a good inch lower now in the rear. It doesn't sound like a rubbing noise. It's audible from outside the car as well. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated. Nice car man!

Beautiful home

I’m just going to try it hope it helps I’ll let you know

Can it also be incorrect spring preload ??

Dope video bro

How in the world could it be clunking between the top hat and spring when the entire load of the car is pressing on it? You might have tighten something during reinstall that fixed it....I'm having that issue, but haven't dived into it yet.

I just installed truhart coilovers on my lancer, same thing is happening, turning the wheel causing a spring clunk/pop. So I shall try this

Question did you take it off the whole assembly or you jus like sprayed it on

I have this same metal on metal clunking sound and it has been driving me crazy. I only hear it at low speeds. Now that you mention the grease method it does sound like it could also be it in my case but my coilovers have a metal perch that goes on top of the main spring and in between the rubber insulator beneath the top hat. I would hate to have to remove the coilovers to grease that area so hopefully I can loosen the locking collars enough to put some sil-glyde in there.

Iono about your guys bc coilovers but mine came preset with the spring rate set. Taking it apart is a bad idea.

Thanks

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Ima try this !! Thankyou

thanks for the tip, mine are new and doing the same thing. 👍🏻

ALSO BE SURE TO GET THE GREASE IN ALL CONTACT AREAS AND SPIN THE COILS/SPRINGS TO BE SURE ITS EVERYWHERE

Just got some BC coils and have this horrible clicking/grinding noise on bumpy roads. It disappears when I speed up or when I’m on smooth roads. Hopefully this helps.

Hey this actually worked! This was my last resort. I disconnected my sway bar, I got new ball joints, I removed the control arm to look at the bushings, I retorqued all my bolts, got new wheel bearings. Nothing worked except this. I still hear a LITTLE bit of popping but nowhere as much as before. Thanks!

Thank you

What if the clunking is the top bolt in the middle. Tighten it?

Going to try this!

Gonna try this. Hope helps mine. My front left is doing this I’m on Megan’s. I’ve ran out of ideas.

Currently have this terrible issue! on my Dodge Charger and it is driving me nuts.

I will try this and let yall know if it works in a little bit

I'm getting a clunk, as well. Putting grease, on a bad contact, doesn't make sense. It's still contacting, correct? Did you feel the clunking? Thank you for the video, nonetheless. Going to try this. I'm suspecting it's a bad bump stop... I don't know. It's just driving me crazy.

Thanks bro!

Did you take the coil over apart and then greased it ??

great video!

Where should I spray the white lithuim grase exactly didn’t get it?

Hopefully this is my issue on my e46, popping noise from the front suspension when I turn the steering wheel sharp in tight areas

Did you use the spray white lithium grease?

Thanks man

I was thinking about the same thing. But I’ve being lazy to actually go under it and check it out. Lol

I will try this tomorrow hopefully it does work 🙌🏾🙏🏾

Thanks for the info! Gonna try it out. I have lithium grease but its black. Will that work??