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Old 11-13-2008 | 05:18 PM
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Bad pop when going into driveways.

I recently installed some cobb springs on my sti a couple of days ago. Everything seemed fine until i went up a steep driveway and heard a pop from the the back right corner. I noticed that that side is little bit higher than the left and not sure what happened. I jacked it up and heard the pop again, not sure what it could be. I took my seats out and made sure the bolts were tight on the top but i think it might be something inside, I don't know everything looks fine. Any insight to this problem would be a help.
Old 11-13-2008 | 05:26 PM
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maybe the springs arent sitting in the grooves properly.
you can also try putting on washers about 2-3mm on the top 3 nuts.
good luck!
Old 11-13-2008 | 05:27 PM
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maybe the spring is not seated properly in the perch?
Old 11-13-2008 | 05:27 PM
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something not seated well? maybe unistall and reinstall. i know its a paint in the *** but you might wanna make sure nothign broke.
Old 11-14-2008 | 02:23 PM
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^+1. Also, is the top hat in the right position? May be part of the issue with one side higher than the other and would cause the spring to not seat properly.

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Old 11-14-2008 | 10:53 PM
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I was getting a popping noise on steep driveways too. turned out to be my WL sway bar. all i did was tighten up the bolts and now it happens once every blue moon still happens though. ;p
Old 11-17-2008 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jondl
I was getting a popping noise on steep driveways too. turned out to be my WL sway bar. all i did was tighten up the bolts and now it happens once every blue moon still happens though. ;p
I have the same pop and I think my sway bar is the source. Which bolts did you have to tighten?
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