I dont have any noises from them...just make sure everything is extra tight.

 

I got mine new as well , and my warranty expired in February got an new ones should be coming in Tomorrow im glad i order 2 cause my left one now is rattling louder then the clunk on my blown one.

 

I have the same sound man, Im beginning to lean towards a possible bad LCA bushing. Or bad tie rod end.

 

well both of my LCAs where replaced about 2 weeks ago....No noises then but about a week ago it started...tightening that top nut is hard shiit...

 

Well mine have never been replaced so I think that might be your issue.

The top nut isnt easy. Have you checked the camber hex screws?

 

Check those Hex screws if those are tight you probably got a blown strut like me

 

I used a wrench and 2 vice grips to tighten up the top nut more...I only got it maybe one turn but my noises are gone....But I fawked up the top part of the inner strut thingy.

 

De Ksport polizei are cominz for you!

Glad you got it fixed.


Man I need a job...Need to replace my struts Im tired of the noise and bounce.

 

Alright so Ive replace my 2 struts my Passenger side good now, driver side well its still making noises..

No more clunks but im hearing rattling and I used a Impact gun so i dont think anything is loose. Can it be a pillow ball joint ?

Thanks in advance.

 

Rattling?

Im going to say the brake cable isnt secure?

 

The Rattling was there before I replaced the strut.. And the brake line is secure.

 

Its probably not the K sport then...

 

 

theres nothing that can really "rattle"...

 

I thought the Pillow ball joint makes Rattling noise when its done for ?

 

No, I dont think so. Not really. The pillow ball joints dont really 'go bad', they are simply metal sleeves inside one another. I cant imagine the abuse you would have to put them through to damage them.

Could it be something in your bay by the battery?

 

the pillow ball mount wont really go bad....It can seize and such from debris but it wont make a rattle....the springs make a clunk, the other mounts make a clunk or clicking sound, bottom mounts will make a clicking noise...


Its something else in or around your engine bay.

 

Alright guys thanks for the good info. Kyle your always helpful...

Im going to try to look around the engine bay see if anything rattles in there. But it really sounds like its coming from the left side wheel well.

 

I had a noise that I thought was from the COs, but it turned out my battery was loose. Every bump I hit just made a slight noise, but got annoying.

Glad I can help.

 

from what i hear doing coilovers in a heavy car such as the maxima is not a good idea, how true is this and how is the ride

 

That might be it. Cause my car just had a little fender bender on that side and they maybe forgot to tighten that up . Just double check everything

THANKS !!!!

 

heavy car? i dont think 3000 lbs is very heavy for a car.

 

uh where did you hear this? for a four door sedan car, i don't consider the 4rth gen maxima a heavy car.


yes, 3000lbs for the gxe but the other models are different in weight.
curb weight:
gle: 3,097.49478 pounds
gxe: 3,000.49139 pounds
se: 3,071.03931 pounds

 

Oh man, that means Im the lightest.




But wait, I have a spoiler.

 

switch to a trunk lip , i just bought one but unfortunately had it shipped to the apartment i stayed at in columbia while in college instead of back home
and i am not driving 110 miles for a lip. i'll find another way to get it.........

 

I r generalized...

 

how long do i have before my blown coilover starts making noise? I noticed the oil about two days ago...

 

Blown coilovers are not what make the noise. The noise is coming from partially loosened collars.




Edit. I NEED A SPARE COLLAR! I am going to try something to reduce the chances of them coming loose. Anyone??

 

uhhhh what kinda collar??? i have a bunch of extra sets but i MIGHT need to use some unless i can loosen the current collars w/o too much damage...

 

I need either the one that tightens against the spring perch, or the lower mount. I guess I could try my idea on the spring perch itself. Either of those.

 

oh ok. I was just curious because i finally got them noise free and then i found oil on the passenger side rear coilover.

the bolt that sits in the middle of the camber plate on the driver side is stripped so i can't torque it down. I took the coilover off the car and took it to a shop and they said that they could cut it off. I don't want to damage the thread. has this happend to anyone else and is there an easier alternative?

 

ok.
yeh i have 2 extra brand new collars (against the spring perch) just sitting. just tuned the front and raised it a bit today and i'm going to do the rears tomm. like i said, i'll see if i can get it loosened w/o damaging it and if so, i'll give a collar for free.

 

just another precaution to everyone, the lowest black collar came loose a long time ago and looked like it worn some of the threads off. sent the collars to ksport to have them check it out. 1 was useless, the other was still usuable. so they returned it to me and i was luckily still be able to screw it back in even with the INSIDE of the strut worn a bit




i know there not a big deal but i been hearing almost a popping noise every time i go over a bump on my driver side (w/ no black collar). so hopefully with this installed again, it'll go away.

just either get a long zip tie and tie around and over the strut or apply the BLUE locktite on the thread.

 

UPDATE!

I created a way to eliminate the problem regarding the collars loosening themselves, your
steering wheel being off center, and the popping noises when going around corners!

First off, I know this is a rear lower spring perch, but the same idea applies for any locking collar.
Second, I put about 3 hours of work into this one alone.
Third, Ignore the locking collar just above this one, I just moved the existing collar up to fit this one in, I didnt use it at all, its just sitting there.
Fourth and lastly, ignore the dirt, my axle seal is cracked, grease...yeah. Haha.

Quite simply:

Pre-install


Installing


Installed

 

I see axle grease

 

Looks like they are blown....might want to order some new ones

 

Struts are blown, axle seals are blown...I know this...and I would order new ones if I had the cash...

 

wow, way to hack up my collar! lol. nice work, very creative, didn't expect something like this. you only needed to do this for 1 strut?

my struts still haven't BLOWN!!! *knock on wood*

 

my rear struts just blew after about 2 years....the front ones blew after 1.5 years.

 

thats a kick *** job .. How much you going to charge us for doing this