Knocking noise after fitting my AP Coilovers????

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I've fitted my AP Coilovers and I have a knocking noise on the Car. It mainly happens when I'm just rolling but, when I accelerate or Brake it stops. Wound up the Coilies as apparently there was rubbing on thre Driveshaft. Lifted them by 2 spaces on the Front but now it seems the knocking has got worse.....

Any suggestions?

Cheers,

Phil

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Dodgy top mounts ?, or drop links

[vRStu]

Knocking on the front or back?

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This Morning on the way to work, the knocking was not as sever as yesterday. Actually disappeared after a while and then came back again after a while but wasn't that bad!! Were gonna get it up in the Air at Lunch and see what we can see!!

Will check the drop links and top mounts too 

The knocking sounds as if it's at the off side front of the Car mainly and a little to the centre and Near side front!??

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The ride is WICKED!!!! Other than the knocking noise everythings perfect! I'm going to check the fornt top mounts and the drop links and see if theres any problems. Also going to check the Driveshaft as it was rubbing on it at first. I've also been told it could be the roll bar or my steering rack as, my steering has been a pain in the past so could've triggered a problem there?

Will know more at Lunch!

Thanks for all the help and suggestions, Guys 

[john_o]

whats the driveshaft rubbing on? 
could be spring not seated (although dont see why braking would cause it to go away)
top mounts would be my bet

Id also be checking your wheels are on properly  and not come loose

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Well guys! Found out what that knocking noise is... It was the ant roll bar! So now I'm thinking what brand roll bars to go for and whether to change the drop links if I'm changing the roll bar!?

[SteveP]

I ran the AP coiles with H&R ARB's with standard drop links for 30k + miles with no issues and great handling, so that would be choice 

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Thank you, Steve! I will look into them tomorrow! I was going to ask what people would recommend out of H&R and Eibach!? I'm over happy now that I know what was wrong with it.... I don't think you understand how loud the noise was!!!!

[gazbutS3]

where abouts is it knocking, not heard of this on a mk5

[john_o]

be interested to know how its failed..
rubbers perished ?
brackets or bar snapped ?

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UPDATE:

Went to Tunungwerkes to see my mate Reuben and, I took him out for a drive and he noticed the noise aswell! He had it up on the ramp and checke drop links, roll bar, top mounts everything and the only thing we saw slightly wrong was that the drivers side roll bar bush rubber needs replacing. In the end the problem is actually mty Steering Rack which I've complained to VW about 5 times! So I've contacted them and they're going to replace it as they can see how many tiimes I've complained about the noise!!

HAPPY DAYS 

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I just realised... As I now have Coilovers fitted to my car and VW said they will sort my steering rack would they void it or complain as I have my AP's on now even though the problem was there before!? If so, back to standard she goes!

[gazbutS3]

I think they may try and blame the coilovers

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I'm gonna have to put my originals back on then!! When i had previously take it to them (4 times) it was on the standard set up and, they said they could'nt hear anything wrong with it!!