Suspension Clatter (fix?)

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Does the sound of your 'tender spring' clattering about on uneven surfaces drive you crazy too? - if so or you just find it mildly annoying and don't mind very low-fi / Heath Robinson "fixes" you might want to keep reading....

... I found that replacement jam jar lid seals (the red rubber part) are not only a perfect fit but also look fairly inconspicuous and reduce about 95% of the clattering with just a single ring per shock!

• Simply buy a 6 pack of your finest rubber jar seals

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• Cut a ring all the way through in one place, then round off the extra tab

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• Take the weight of the suspension on a jack & insert into the tender spring at the largest spring gap (middle).

Then use a dab of superglue to close the ring ends and eh voila, you should now also be pretty much clatter free!

*disclaimer(s) --
- I've only had mine in place for a couple of drives so I don't know how this will hold up over time.
- I don't know if this will adversely effect the handling
- Suggest removal before getting the car serviced by the factory (to avoid looking like a birk)
- Use at your own risk!!

[anx10us]

The clatter is very annoying at low speed, I guess the answer is go faster, however i'd be keen to revisit in a few weeks/months to see of they have held up and/or caused any rebound/geometry issues ?

[John Scherrer]

Lots of history on the forum about this idea ..

Here's a bit more relevant reading on the subject when it first popped up ..

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I’m not 100% sold on the tender spring setup having come from the non-adjustable standard ones. I don’t find the ride much softer on bad surfaces but do feel like they make my car feel a little unsure sometimes when ‘pressing on’ especially through short tight but uneven corners.

Will see how I get on and update here with a couple of progress pics, unless I stumble into an embarrassingly affordable set of the Ohlins to replace them with!

Cheers.

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Ok minor update... I’ve set the adjusters down to 5 at the rear and 2 at the front resulting in a much better overall ride. I think I previously had the rebound? set far too high for my crappy local roads.
I generally like the setup firm, but softer is definitely better for uneven / poor surface public roads. My car is much more compliant now and less skittish at the expense of a little more understeer.

Still pleased with the anti-clatter rubbers, they seem to be holding up nicely so far!

[frostynorth]

So to clarify: You will only use one rubber ring per corner?
You don’t need one for each loop on each spring… ie 4 packs?…. The early thread had suggested 3 rings per corner?

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I ended up using two per corner - I cut them on one side and glued both together to form a long spiral which I trapped between the bottom 3/4 of the helper spring.

They held up pretty well but if you plan on taking the springs off and don’t cut the rings you’d need a few more probably………..

[frostynorth]

Thanks at Large… I’ll experiment