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ek Silva
15-12-2012, 05:35 PM
Loaded 5 people into my car today and this was the result after hearing a pop noise.

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3383/img20121215175305.jpg

Comparing it to the other side the top of the spring has popped down and is no longer in contact with the top of the coil over. The side is also a few centimetres lower than the other.

The coilovers are tein type flex.
curtis265
15-12-2012, 05:37 PM
Jack it up and see if the spring wobbles around, lower it carefully making sure the spring seats properly
ek Silva
15-12-2012, 06:05 PM
Yeah the picture was taken with the car jacked up and the wheel removed.
The spring is now seated normally now that the car is on the ground. There's still a considerable difference in ride height. The car was 100% the same height all.around until today after the pop sound. The control arms are angled differently at the rear as well.
ek Silva
15-12-2012, 06:08 PM
I'm on holidays and have a 300km drive ahead of me so I'm worried since I don't have the tools to have a better look.

Could it be that the shock is blown?
curtis265
15-12-2012, 07:29 PM
nah a blown shock wouldn't affect that.

I still think the spring isn't seated properly - is the bad side higher or lower?

is the height adjustment on the same notch (i'm assuming it is)
DakDak
15-12-2012, 07:57 PM
Looks like the spring isnt seated properly. And if you continue on like that you will get a blown shock.
grifty
16-12-2012, 06:51 AM
Have you been adjusting the spring perch height to raise/lower the car previously?
ek Silva
17-12-2012, 12:48 AM
The affected side is a few centimetres lower. Ive completed the drive home and ill be jacking up the car tomorrow to have a good look.

Both coilovers were adjusted to the same spring preload and height meaning the height of both sides matched until I heard the pop sound.
B18cEG
26-12-2012, 10:10 PM
check to see if the adjustment nuts have maybe stripped threads either off the shock body of the inside of the nut causing it to slip down
ek Silva
27-12-2012, 12:08 AM
Yeah its all been looked at now and ive found out what the pop sound was.

The rear sway bar bracket along with the bolts are gone on one side. Also the spring preload on the lower side became loose leaving the spring to freely move up and down :S.

Also got defected the other day for being 8cm off the ground where my cat is so Ive had to raise my car which is how I discovered the issues.

Now to source some cheap sway bar brackets from somewhere including the bolts (The bushing was still on lol)