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Thump on drives side when a hit bump - 5/14/2008 2:59:22 PM    ham00coupe   Posts: 4 Joined: 4/16/2008 Status: offline Hey guys, I just lowered my 2000 coupe. I rides very nice but when I hit a bump on the road a loud thump occurs> any idea what it could be? Post #: 1

RE: Thump on drives side when a hit bump - 5/14/2008 4:21:28 PM    poff1986 Posts: 215 Joined: 11/19/2004 From: madison WI Status: offline Either you have a loose bolt you forgot, but assuming your knowlegeable you didnt do that, replace your sway bar end links, i had that in the rear on my 02 when i lowered it, replaced the links, noise gone. Good luck! _____________________________ SOHC VTEC (in reply to ham00coupe) Post #: 2

RE: Thump on drives side when a hit bump - 5/14/2008 8:09:10 PM    vtecHef   Posts: 187 Joined: 2/1/2007 Status: offline u sure your wheel isnt scrapin the wheelwell? Cause when i turn hard and if there is any bumps.. my tire is al up on the ww _____________________________ 99 Accord Lx 2.3 4 cyl V tec (in reply to poff1986) Post #: 3

RE: Thump on drives side when a hit bump - 5/15/2008 6:44:32 PM    clutch811   Posts: 155 Joined: 5/2/2008 From: Boardman, OH 44512 Status: offline i have a similar problem on mine with the rear passenger. there is a rubber mount that goes in the top part where the coil over spring meets the body. it's like a little rest area that the spring slips into up top. mine is missing(it probably fell out) so check up the top and see if it's there. if not just get a replacement. mine cost like 3.95. however just keep in mind the difference in our cars' years they may be different. also make sure the spring sits back in properly if you need to raise and then lower the car. hope this helps. _____________________________ 1994 Accord LX lowered AEM short ram intake megan header Ractive cat back (in reply to vtecHef) Post #: 4

RE: Thump on drives side when a hit bump - 5/22/2008 2:44:27 PM    hchanrn   Posts: 6 Joined: 4/21/2008 Status: offline did you lower the car yourself?  If so did you cut away some of the rubber bumper stop?  When I did my car (1998 accord)  The instructions stated that I would need to cutt away some of the bumper stop to allow for more travel with the lower stance.  If the bump stops where not cut then you may be bottoming out on the stops.  I took off a third off the bump stops with 1.5" drop (in reply to clutch811) Post #: 5

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