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jdm-er · 03-12-2003, 05:38 PM

hey guys ok i done all the stuuf gettin the springs shocks etc out then i put it all back with new coilovers ( dropzone)and put everything back together and i went to pull it out of my garage and back it in so i could do the rear and when i turn or anything i hear like this poppin or like pinging from them what's upwith em???? did i do something wrong?

NiteKids · 03-13-2003, 12:55 AM

Dude you bought drop zone....

I feel kinda bad you bought some "coilovers" with your hard earned money but in the end you got screwed. You get what you pay for.

Do your research.

kanekz · 03-13-2003, 01:27 AM

Give us more info!! When do you here the poping and pinging? Constantly?? over bumps?? high speeds??

Yoshi · 03-13-2003, 01:37 AM

what these guys are not so suddly (sp?) trying to say is that dropzone coilovers are THE WORST you could get. They're the lowest quality and if you put them on your stock shocks, you can expect some blown shocks real soon. Your pinging sounds like they're not installed right... or then again they are and they're just THAT crappy :/

Sorry to be the one to tell ya

adey · 03-13-2003, 08:20 AM

"Subtly" or to be "subtle".

The popping/pinging noise you hear is the coils slipping around in their perches (or the perches slipping around on your strut tower or lower strut perch) causing this popping sound. You probably don't need to worry TOO much. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that these required some sort of custom work being done to either your strut towers or your lower strut mounts, though... you should make sure you installed these correctly by contacting someone who has done this type of fake coilover install before.

Good luck

Yoshi · 03-13-2003, 09:56 AM

wouldn't the install be similar to GC's? or no?
if so, and he didn't cut off the spring perches, it could well be the sleeve not being straight/balanced around the damper, resulting in it knocking back and forth under load (something GC's will do if you don't use all the supplied hardware correctly).

Subtle! duh. That's what I get for replying to a post past my beddy-bye time

hehee this is also the reason I changed away from my english major years back hahaha

03-12-2003, 05:38 PM	#1
jdm-er Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: us Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	coilover install!!!! HELP hey guys ok i done all the stuuf gettin the springs shocks etc out then i put it all back with new coilovers ( dropzone)and put everything back together and i went to pull it out of my garage and back it in so i could do the rear and when i turn or anything i hear like this poppin or like pinging from them what's upwith em???? did i do something wrong?

03-13-2003, 01:37 AM	#4
Yoshi Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Washington Age: 48 Posts: 3,003 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Yoshi Feedback Score: 1 reviews	what these guys are not so suddly (sp?) trying to say is that dropzone coilovers are THE WORST you could get. They're the lowest quality and if you put them on your stock shocks, you can expect some blown shocks real soon. Your pinging sounds like they're not installed right... or then again they are and they're just THAT crappy :/ Sorry to be the one to tell ya __________________ www.360realms.com/S13-S15

03-13-2003, 08:20 AM	#5
adey Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,072 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	"Subtly" or to be "subtle". The popping/pinging noise you hear is the coils slipping around in their perches (or the perches slipping around on your strut tower or lower strut perch) causing this popping sound. You probably don't need to worry TOO much. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that these required some sort of custom work being done to either your strut towers or your lower strut mounts, though... you should make sure you installed these correctly by contacting someone who has done this type of fake coilover install before. Good luck __________________ Instagram: @SX180HKG

03-13-2003, 09:56 AM	#6
Yoshi Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Washington Age: 48 Posts: 3,003 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Yoshi Feedback Score: 1 reviews	wouldn't the install be similar to GC's? or no? if so, and he didn't cut off the spring perches, it could well be the sleeve not being straight/balanced around the damper, resulting in it knocking back and forth under load (something GC's will do if you don't use all the supplied hardware correctly). Subtle! duh. That's what I get for replying to a post past my beddy-bye time hehee this is also the reason I changed away from my english major years back hahaha __________________ www.360realms.com/S13-S15

03-13-2003, 12:55 AM	#2
NiteKids BANNED Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Socal Posts: 1,223 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Dude you bought drop zone.... I feel kinda bad you bought some "coilovers" with your hard earned money but in the end you got screwed. You get what you pay for. Do your research.

03-13-2003, 01:27 AM	#3
kanekz Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: California Posts: 802 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Give us more info!! When do you here the poping and pinging? Constantly?? over bumps?? high speeds??