Ok so i had my low milage 2005 blob wrx lowered on eibach pro springs about 4 months ago, since this, more recently i have developed a front suspension clunking noise when going over rough surfaces etc, so i took advice and replaced the drop links, they were wrecked when i got to them so it was a job well done, clunking over uneven surfaces and pot holes is now better but still not perfect and is still giving an occasional clunk.

I have tried pushing down on the suspension from the top mounts and they are solid and working well and are silent in operation, no leaking shocks etc

so, need you more experiences subaru guys to help
some say it could be drop links which iv done, others say track rod ends, others say front wishbone rear bushes, so, if its the later, how hard for me to do the front wishbone rear bushes on my drive? I can supply new bushes in the metal castings so no pressing is needed, just off with old and on with new,*

Or Is there any way of doing some sort of checks to pinpoint or help find what the problem?

HELP IT'S REALLY GETTING ME DOWN NOW

Thanks
Jeff

 

Jack it up and see if that side wheel has play in it. If so where does it originate from? It could be the strut itself has play in it and so making a noise.

 

Did you replace the front ARB bushes when you did the drop links? If not, it could be those... sound is fairly similar to the drop links.

 

Done some research and 4 other people with eibach's springs have said the same and it's likely to be the top part of the tightly wound coil chattering

Demon Tweeks also saying eibach's springs can be a bit noisy and some lithium white grease can help wonders

 

sorry to jump on the thread here but i have a 2002 sti and i have a clunk when i full lock to the right or left one or the other, i have lowered it on tein springs and fitted whiteline droplinks and a bigger arb and new bushes and still makes the noise but the shocks look fine, so i have no idea what my noise is from

 

I had eibachs in mine and it made clunking noises so in the end had to take them out and retuned to the original springs and no more noises

 

A slight increase in NVH is common when uprating any suspension component. I have the same setup as yourself and suffer the same skight increase in NVH.