Coilover install help!!! Quick!

[daMau]

Had ST Coilovers installed by a friend of a friend. Took the car for a test drive after the install and heard some knocking from the rear.

A little investigation yielded this (see photo). Does anyone know how to fix this? I would imagine part of the install is incorrect and I should be able to fix this myself, just can't figure out what he did wrong.

Are there additional original pieces perhaps that should have been reused which weren't?

[BBursey]

[Snertz]

There should have been a second washer from the stock setup that's reused to prevent that from happening, item 5/6 :

[Snertz]

Hmm looking at your picture closer, it looks like you installed that piece in upside down, it's supposed to go on the shock shaft before it's passed through the hole.

[mike the snake]

Looks like it wasn't installed correctly.

I would look in the DIY section on this forum or E-90 post, there's probably instructions with pics posted already.

If that doesn't work, I would go to a shop and ask for help. Most of the work is done, so it shouldn't cost much.

[daMau]

Thanks for the diagram! It ended up being that part #4 from the original assembly was missing. It also happens thats the part which prevents the shock from pushing up through the wheel well .

I definitely searched th DIYs and the instructions from ST are basically non-existent. But we got it sorted out in the end.

Originally Posted by Snertz

There should have been a second washer from the stock setup that's reused to prevent that from happening, item 5/6 :

[HP Autosport]

It is definitely #4 that is missing. That is the washer that takes the bump load with the bump cushion, without the shaft would just go through the tower.