So, I finally droped my car with Teins and Toks... It was a PIA by myself. But, I borrowed my neihbor's Air Wrench and Tank, and it help ALOT. The rear suspension bolts on the bottom are REAL TIGHT...

But anyways, I lower the car off the jacks and Wow at the best drop for the Max, and go for a spin....

I hear nocking/clicking noises in the Driver Rear. I don't know what it is. Everytime I go over a bump or lump in the road, I hear the clicking/nocking noise. Everywhere is fine, but the Drivers Rear. It is coming directly from the top of the strut...

Can anyone help me?????

 

I finally found what the clicking knocking noise is. It is the bolt on top of the strut mount. I didn't bolt it down that much because Tokico informed me that I shouldn't bolt it down too much because it could cause damage to the piston.

Anyone have any suggestions who did their own install???
I am going to tight the bolt a bit more, and hopefully that will eliminate the noise.

 

The center bolt, or one of the two on the sides? I will have to check, but I think the center one was like 35ft pounds.

 

It's the center bolt. I am not using a torque compressor, just using good old wrench. Suggestions with this bolt without torque compressor???

 

Well it needs to be pretty tight. If you can remember how hard it was to get off, it needs to be about that tight.

 

bump...any more suggestions...

 

You are probably going to have to pull the strut out to tighten that down properly. The top of the shaft (the part that is exposed above the nut) should be flattened out (so you can put locking plier on it) or should have the center cut out (so you can put a hex socket into it) and then you will be able to tighten the nut with a box end or open end wrench. It is critical that this be tightened down properly. Whatever you do, DO NOT grab the smooth part of the piston below the top of the strut mount. If you do that, it will ruin your strut and kill your warranty. Good luck.

 

thanks... i will tighten down tomorow... been busy with work and hadn't had the time to tighten it down, and living with the noise for now, but tomorow, hopefully after tightening it down, it will eliminate the clicking noise....
thanks

 

A clicking/thunking noise also could be from the RSB if the mounting point on the beam is not set properly . . .

 

just tighten the bolt down a little bit ago... knocking noise is gone...

opinion on the Tokico and Teins setup:
Great ... thumbs up... and best drop... not too low and not too high and no uneven from front to back...
As far as the ride... feels like stock if you had the SE suspension...

And one more thing... IS IT ME... or does your car feel faster after a drop... man my car feels awhole lot more tuned, just because of my drop... who knows??? it might just be me....