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Steve Tinker · 12-31-2012, 06:29 PM

Thanks for the info guys - I like the idea of the direct feeling the monoballs will give, but I'm apprehensive about fitting them in case the "rattle" is worse than the worn rubber mounts that I have now.....and its not a 5 minute job to refit a pair of mounts if that happens.

shadrach -I've checked the caliper bolts and they are torqued up OK. The reason I think the noise is coming from the mounting bush is that I can lever up and down the front wheels with a long pipe and get the shock to knock where it passes through the bodywork into the frunk area. Holding onto the top nut when I lever the wheel feels like metal on metal.
The rear shocks don't sound / feel like that when levered up and down.....

12-31-2012, 06:29 PM	#5
Steve Tinker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,522	Thanks for the info guys - I like the idea of the direct feeling the monoballs will give, but I'm apprehensive about fitting them in case the "rattle" is worse than the worn rubber mounts that I have now.....and its not a 5 minute job to refit a pair of mounts if that happens. shadrach -I've checked the caliper bolts and they are torqued up OK. The reason I think the noise is coming from the mounting bush is that I can lever up and down the front wheels with a long pipe and get the shock to knock where it passes through the bodywork into the frunk area. Holding onto the top nut when I lever the wheel feels like metal on metal. The rear shocks don't sound / feel like that when levered up and down..... __________________ 2001 Boxster S (triple black). Sleeping easier with LN Engineering/Flat 6 IMS upgrade, low temp thermostat & underspeed pulley. 2001 MV Agusta F4.