dreamer_girl

Hi everyone

I have an 06 STi which has always had a bit of a knocking noise from the front left, which has got worse over time. It tends to happen when the front left is loaded, for example braking into a t-junction with a slight right turn on. Not hard braking, just average braking.

Dealer has changed the drop links and the d-bushes, but it hasn't helped at all unfortunately.

Other than changing a shock is there anything else it could be? Is the shock likely? It's a repeated knocking noise, not just a single knock - more of a knockety-knockety-knock until you come t o a halt. Also triggered by a very bumpy road.

Any thoughts welcome as I'm getting really frustrated by it!

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

how does it go lol
seriously though id say its the shocks as there quite prone on the newage cars

dreamer_girl

Goes well Especially after recent work by GRD

If it's the shock, wouldn't the spring be compressed during braking and therefore less likely to be knocking?

MrNoisy

iTrader: (28)

Do a search on here.
STI newage shocks are prone to this problem.
There's a thread of over 20 odd pages on people saying what they've done to resolve it.
A colleague at work with a blob had his back shocks replaced under warranty - same issue. It's well known - they knock.
It's not dangerous, just annoying. If you want rid of it, buy aftermarket ones seems to be the general consensus.