MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Rear end knocking
Post by: waynos on April 23, 2013, 07:32:40 am

Hey guys ive got an 05 gti lowered with fk coilovers on 18inch 3sdm wheels. Had this set up for roughly a year. In the past few months the car has developed an annoying knocking over bumps. Its not overly loud but i can tell its there. I changed the anti roll bar links and trailing arm bushes ( pain in the arse) last weekend but the noise is still there. The back end also feels a little twitchy over uneven ground. Any ideas what it could be? (Its not the parcel shelf rubbers! As ive driven with the shelf out :)

Title: Re: Rear end knocking
Post by: xjay1337 on April 23, 2013, 09:07:02 am

Top mounts on the rear?

Title: Re: Rear end knocking
Post by: stuartDLK on April 23, 2013, 10:08:46 am

Have you checked to see if the rear shocks havent gone? I had the same problem and thats what it was. FK street coilovers always have this problem. Hope that helps you out!

Title: Re: Rear end knocking
Post by: percy on April 23, 2013, 03:06:07 pm

It will be the rear shocks I had the the same problem and tried two sets of fk shocks then just used my old oem shocks and that sorted the problem mate

Title: Re: Rear end knocking
Post by: webby888 on April 23, 2013, 05:34:13 pm

do the oem shocks work well with the back lowered down?

iv got the knocks too and was thinking it could be the fk shocks being rubbish

Title: Re: Rear end knocking
Post by: BlackGTI on April 23, 2013, 09:01:58 pm

Could just be the drop links, this was my problem with rear end knocking noise over bumps.
Hope this helps

Title: Re: Rear end knocking
Post by: DanielF on April 24, 2013, 07:31:52 am

Had same problem mate changed drop links and anti roll bar still was doing it so swapped the shocks back to the standard ones and it's been fine and mines been fine lowered on standard shocks.

Title: Re: Rear end knocking
Post by: waynos on April 24, 2013, 07:37:01 am

Cheers for the replys guys, its deffo not the drop links as ive put brand new vw parts on last weekend. Ill try the original shocks this weekend and report back!

Title: Re: Rear end knocking
Post by: ConorF on April 24, 2013, 10:03:40 am

Have this myself in my jetta, im thinking droplinks or shocks too  :ashamed:

Title: Re: Rear end knocking
Post by: waynos on May 04, 2013, 11:46:33 pm

Swapped back to the original gti shocks, knocking noise is gone and it seems to ride better on the fk springs. I wont be buying fk again thats for sure