upper control arm hits inside and above fender well

sirricealot

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makes noise in turns and sometimes thumps.
brand new control arms.
car has adjustable suspension but i dont think they are coilovers.
i think they are sleeves on aftermarket struts with lowering springs.
im rockin 17s right now and just trying to fix this issue.
grind or cut?
better idea?

hit me up with an email at sirricealot07@hotmail.com
i check that more.
thanks
 

mirrorimg

Well-Known Member
Jack car up.
Remove wheel.
Look for rubbing.

Its probably hitting the seam inside of the fender well. Take a BFH and hammer it over.
 

sirricealot

New Member
mirrorimg said:
Jack car up.
Remove wheel.
Look for rubbing.

Its probably hitting the seam inside of the fender well. Take a BFH and hammer it over.
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i have...
hammered, grinded, hammered more when was hot.
also tried that on the top part also.
for some reason it wont stop hitting.
i think i have coil over sleeves on a strut with lowering springs.
bc the only thing i can adjust is softness and hardness.
 

mirrorimg

Well-Known Member
sirricealot said:
i have...
hammered, grinded, hammered more when was hot.
also tried that on the top part also.
for some reason it wont stop hitting.
i think i have coil over sleeves on a strut with lowering springs.
bc the only thing i can adjust is softness and hardness.
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Coilover sleeves are adjustable springs. If your springs dont have a threaded portion with 2 nuts on it, then you just have lowering springs and adjustable struts (the adjustable dampening).

How low are you? You may just not have enough room under there with your 17" wheels.
 


sirricealot

New Member
mirrorimg said:
Coilover sleeves are adjustable springs. If your springs dont have a threaded portion with 2 nuts on it, then you just have lowering springs and adjustable struts (the adjustable dampening).

How low are you? You may just not have enough room under there with your 17" wheels.
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they must be coilovers then.
got the two nuts on it, had no wrench so i was using flat head screw driver and hammer :(.
honestly im not sure how low i am.
i do know that i have issues getting in a little slope areas.
let me see if i got pics...
 

sirricealot

New Member
its lowered quite a bit..
my skirts are off too so it would b really low if i had em on
 


sirricealot

New Member
im thinking it can be the struts. bc if i hit a bump i hear and feel it hit the fender well.
this sucks bc i have coilovers.
can i just replace the strut portion easily? its got that allen screw at the bottom of the sleeve where i adjust the stiffness softness
 

sirricealot

New Member
How do I change the ride height with these sleeves? Messed with the two nuts and seems to only mess with stiffness softness.
 
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