As per title what does it sound like? Does it sound like you have something loose in the boot that us rattling around?

 

Mine sounded like a clonk when I came off the drive, not a rattle.

 

The dreaded new age knocking shocks , there is a good mod that can be done to the shock shown on YouTube which involves a grease nipple and grease

 

Check the spare wheel, jack, tool kit and jack handle are all secure. If you still not convinced empty the boot then go for a drive again.

The knocking shock is common but should have been picked up on a test drive and negotiated in the price.

KYB are a good choice but remember to replace in pairs. Google or a search on here will answer all your questions.

 

Done all the above, nothing on the test drive otherwise I would of mentioned it while buying the car. Done a search on here but couldn't find the answer to my question hence why I asked!

 

You normally get a knocking noise when manoeuvring at low speed. To me it sounded like a exhaust with loose hangers and it was moving around.

It's a common fault, but then most blob eyes are now around 10 years old so probs with shock absorbers are to be expected.

Kyb shocks are good replacements though there are quick fixes if it annoys you that much in the meantime. The shocks normally aren't affected performance wise by the knocking. You could jack the car up, lift the dust boots and spray wd40 or white lithium grease onto the shocks.... Though it's no long term fix it does seem to stop the knocking for the short term.

 

20 seconds of my life I have lost. Google is GOD!

https://www.scoobynet.com/suspension...pe-struts.html

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=906125

http://www.subaru-impreza.org/forum/...-knocking.html

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/gd-suspe...-pictures.html

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/gd-suspe...ion-noise.html

 

I thought i had knocking shocks myself just over a year ago so got the car quickly looked at by a specialist. I was told the shocks were toast so replaced shocks with coilovers but still had the knocking noise. I worked out myself that it was the boot latch rattling and the original shocks were actually in full working order. All it took was a rag under the boot bump stops to fix it!! That was a very costly piece of bad advice!!
What i am saying is, make sure you rule out everything else before deciding its the worst case scenario.
On a side note, coilovers should never go near a road car in a million years, they simply cannot handle the crappy UK roads so if someone suggests them, dont bother!

 

^^^^ That's my worry about going coilovers on our roads. Bad enough already with my standard shocks and lowering springs.

 

Agree with evil.soup.

Had coilovers on a few of my cars and apart from looking the business they just aren't practical.

Even £2k Bilstein PSS9s.

 

To be honest the ride isnt even the worst part, although it is awful. The worst thing is the fact that they are too stiff and dont have enough travel to quickly adapt to random lumps and bumps so on an average road at speed the car becomes unstable and skips around. On the odd sections of fresh smooth tarmac i hit they were outstanding but anything that isnt like a track cannot be driven quickly and safely.

 

That's a bit of a worry.

Been toying with the idea of coilovers on my every day scoob for so many years but quite like my std shocks and lowered springs combo.

 

You need to get a ride in a scoob with them fitted before you jump in. I took mine off and sold them after 4 months partly because i didnt need them in the first place and partly because they were making my life hell! My car only covers 3-4k a year and that was still way too much for a road car with coilovers. On the plus side, they did improve the look of the car and on a motorway at speed the car was smoother and more comfortable but things like that are kind of pointless on an impreza, in my opinion that is. Some may disagree but you cant beat a good set of progressive springs on a road car.

 

Well been out in the car today to and from work and also out for a drive this evening and no noise from the rear at all so I'm baffled what the noise was, but hey ho forget about it for now and if it comes back I will investigate further.

 

Who was the specialist? PM if you prefer.

Having suffered from coilovers in the past myself I agree with the advice of getting in a car that has them before you decide to go for them.

 

To be honest I would rather not say only because they made effort to put things back as they were without charge, although it still left me about £300 out of pocket after i sold the coilovers on. The moral of the story is to always do as much investigation into a problem as you possibly can before deciding on an expensive solution and just because someone is a specialist it doesnt mean they are right.

 

Fair enough and kudos to them for putting things back FOC.