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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: golf1.8t on 12 April 2005, 20:11

Title: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: golf1.8t on 12 April 2005, 20:11: lowered my car with standard shocks and now getting a bit of a knocking sort if sound when you go over sleeping police men or bump in the road. if you open the bonnet as i cant remember the mount seems to stick up a bit can remember if it was like that before if some could check theres for me and me know thanks.
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: GazB on 12 April 2005, 20:39: How low have you gone mate, it's probably knocking on your ARB. What year is the car?
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: golf1.8t on 12 April 2005, 20:45: 35mm 2001 aum engine whats arb anti rol bar
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: GazB on 12 April 2005, 20:52: Yeah, anti roll bar.

35mm should'nt be a problem tho :undecided:
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: golf1.8t on 12 April 2005, 20:55: what about the mount under the bonnet do yours stick up from the body
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: carl on 12 April 2005, 20:55: you can get some things from venommotorsport that move the arb so it dont catch they are about 20quid very common problem
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: GazB on 12 April 2005, 21:01: Quote from: golf1.8t on 12 April 2005, 20:55
what about the mount under the bonnet do yours stick up from the body

dunno sorry mate. take a peek tomorrow

Quote from: carl on 12 April 2005, 20:55
you can get some things from venommotorsport that move the arb so it dont catch they are about 20quid very common problem

Should'nt be catching arb on 35mm, never say never tho :undecided:
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: golf1.8t on 12 April 2005, 21:01: i have heard of this but i have also heard it if you go 40mm+ whats the best way to check this because ov i cant do it coz it only does it over bumps.
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: GazB on 12 April 2005, 21:04: dunno sorry mate, take it to you ussual mechanic, he should help you out
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: Sugar79 on 13 April 2005, 10:28: i get a slight knocking sound when i go over bumps and pot holes, my cars not lowered, but the state of the roads around where i live and the amount of speed bumps as well, iam surprised my car is still in one piece!!! poor thing.
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: GazB on 13 April 2005, 11:36: Quote from: Sugar79 on 13 April 2005, 10:28
i get a slight knocking sound when i go over bumps and pot holes, my cars not lowered, but the state of the roads around where i live and the amount of speed bumps as well, iam surprised my car is still in one piece!!! poor thing.

Tell me about it :angry:
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: Sugar79 on 13 April 2005, 11:57: its a p1ss take, pay my road tax for what??? to hit pot holes that shake the hole car, its not on!! :angry:
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: golf1.8t on 13 April 2005, 18:21: well i think the shaft on the shocks are to long might as well sell the spring an get a set of coilovers.
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: UKflex on 21 April 2005, 14:01: Have you tried changing the ARB bushes, same knocking noise was there on my car (V5) changed them and noise gone, they only cost around Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£10.00 each from the VW Steelers.
Title: Re: lowered suspension+knocking sound now
Post by: golf1.8t on 21 April 2005, 22:33: thats not bad might change them then worth a try for a tenner each are they hard to change.