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Old 01-25-2009, 12:32 PM
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is it normal for your car to rattle wen u have coilovers installed
Old 01-25-2009, 01:50 PM
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I would say no rattle is "normal." If its different than what you normally hear/feel, its not normal. Did you install them yourself? If not, I would take it back to where you got them installed.
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Default Rattles where? The suspension? The dash? The seats?

Rattles from the suspension are not normal and are a sign that you need to take the car back to where the work was peformed. If you did the install yourself, get the car back in the air and check all the bolts.

If the rattles are interior, then I would say that it is "normal" or at least not surprising. Coilovers generally mean that the ride will be at least a little stiffer and this usually means that eventually if not right away you are going to get some interior squeaks or rattles that you didn't hear with the factory suspension.
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thanks for the replys...
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Default Depends..

Poorly designed kits can certainly rattle and make some noises. Most of the higher quality kits I've seen and installed should be dead silent.
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my Stasis SS have been remarkably quiet ... and i installed myself.
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i have h&r
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