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olliejones8
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   15th Mar 08 at 15:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi guys just fitting my koni rear shocks and i was just wondering do i need to keep the metal tube thats in the rubber mount (that fixes into the inner arch) as the top silver thread bar is 2 large to fit in the metal tube

ALSO how tight should the top mounts (nut on the thread bar) in the boot be tightened????
marklawton
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15th Mar 08 at 15:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i would like to no this aswell, as when i fitted my avo`s i had to take out that metal tube aswell. but i think i can hear the shocks rattle about a bit as that tube isnt there.

anyone help us out?
olliejones8
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15th Mar 08 at 15:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hi Mark, mine are making a kinda rubber sqeeking noise when i drive
marklawton
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same here, can you move your shock a little? from side to side i mean. i just cant see how you fit that metal tube, i could with my g-max, but the shaft on the avo`s is to thick for that tube to fit
olliejones8
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i dunno mate i havent tried that, my dads a tool maker so hes gunna make a slightly bigger tube, not 100% thats why its makin a noise tho

How tight did u do the nut up in the boot thats on top of the shock?
marklawton
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15th Mar 08 at 15:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i just did it as tight as i could

why? how tight have you done yours
olliejones8
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not that tight but i dont know how tight they are suppose to be, did the rubber sqeek when you did the nut up?


[Edited on 15-03-2008 by olliejones8]
olliejones8
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when i drive there is a sqeeking noise, but when i brake it stops, anyone know what this could be?

when im going slow its like rub......rub........rub, but when i go faster its like rub..rub..rub.. sounds like rubber sqeeking

[Edited on 15-03-2008 by olliejones8]
olliejones8
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15th Mar 08 at 20:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME
Dave A
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15th Mar 08 at 20:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should use the 2 rubber bushes and metal plates that come with the koni rear shocks, not the standard rubbers.
Dave A
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as for the rubbing, sounds like contact between the tyre and something static?

topmounts should be done up until the bushes are slightly compressed but not so that the top nut bottoms out on the threads.
olliejones8
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hi Dave, i think the rubbing might be the tyre on the shock rotector sleeve so annoying tho,lol

yeah i used the koni top mount rubbers and plate (were same as the ones on there,lol)
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just take the wheel off and look for signs of contact between tyre and shock cover, sounds like something simple to me.
olliejones8
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im so glad you said that mate, thought id fucked something up fitting them,lol

when i speed up the 'rub' noise gets more frequent (if that makes sense) but then when i brake it doesnt rub
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find whats rubbing, take it from there.
olliejones8
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its hard tryin 2 look behind the wheel tho lol
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try taking it off
olliejones8
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hmmmmmm yeah good shout dave,lol
olliejones8
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I think iv sorted the problem. Break drum outter casing had bent onto drum. so when it was turning it was clipping

fitted the 40mm lowering springs and koni shocks and my tracking is way out, top of the wheel pokes in and bottom is pokin out, anyone know why??



[Edited on 16-03-2008 by olliejones8]

 
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