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    09-12-2012 03:55 PM #1
    I have my car on Rokkor coils now and there terrible. The rear coils sound like i have a dresser with the drawers banging around. Ive tightened everything multiple times and it doesnt get better. Any ideas?!?!?!?

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    09-12-2012 03:57 PM #2
    Quote Originally Posted by MikeHebe View Post
    I have my car on Rokkor coils now and there terrible. The rear coils sound like i have a dresser with the drawers banging around. Ive tightened everything multiple times and it doesnt get better. Any ideas?!?!?!?
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    09-12-2012 03:59 PM #3
    Buy better coils? You get what you pay for....
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    09-12-2012 04:12 PM #4
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    09-12-2012 04:13 PM #5
    Omg sell those cheap coils and shell out the big bucks for some Ultimo's.






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    09-12-2012 04:41 PM #6
    that sucks for you. I'm on rokkors and they aren't loud at all.

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    09-12-2012 04:42 PM #7
    Could be your exhaust hitting the rear beam. Check for clearance.
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    09-12-2012 04:57 PM #8
    it could be anything causing it that has nothing to do with the coilovers. shock mounts, rear beam bushings, lower shock bolts too tight will cause binding and it sounds horrible.
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    09-12-2012 05:36 PM #9
    Rear strut mounts.

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    09-12-2012 06:43 PM #10
    Quote Originally Posted by rbuicki View Post
    Rear strut mounts.

    this or the rear "axle" bushings

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    09-12-2012 06:56 PM #11
    Maybe the coils are defective. Try to warranty them, put the new ones in and see what happens. Or just buy H&R ultra lows

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    09-12-2012 11:06 PM #12
    iv driven in many cars with bad coils and have never heard noises that your describing.

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    09-13-2012 01:15 AM #13
    I've been in two cars with blown coilovers. Both of them rears of a mk3 Jetta. The blown set of Vmaxx's weren't bad or to loud. The blown coiloversbon the other Jetta were Jom and I **** you not it was a loud bang everytime you hit a imperfection in the road. When you hit a real hole sounds even worse. Just my two cents that it could be that.

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