Morning all, after some advice please

car - 2015 Octavia Estate 2.0 TSI DSG 103K miles

Around 6 months ago I lowered my car (Eibach Sportlines) and pretty much since I've been getting a horrible knocking noise coming from the rear of the car that seems to progressively get worse the longer and bumpier the journey you go on and more noticeable at low speeds.

Local garage suspected rear top mounts and struts, which I went ahead with (was going to get them done any way given age an mileage and they were originals) they fitted KYB shocks and top mount and still getting the noise.

Seating of the springs has been triple checked and they are sitting fine. I've also checked the exhaust hasn't come loose and it's still snug so don't believe that to be the issue.

Any guidance with where to go next. I'm thinking rear ARB but want to 'ask the audience' for their opinions.

Thanks

Ross

• Make sure spring is seated properly

• Make sure strut top is tight

• Check RARB end/drop links

Seating or shocks would be my first guess, but RARB is the second. I see you’re in Hampshire - anywhere near Southampton? There is a very good alignment place there (it’s all he does). I’ve moved 100 miles away, but am still making the trip down to him - he’ll likely be able to figure out what’s wrong.

Thanks for the reply.

Should have said that I have had the alignment checked twice. I'm about 40 mins from Southampton, who is your guy?

Hearing the clonking over the radio is starting to do my head in!

2 hours ago, Crash0090 said:

Thanks for the reply.

I'm about 40 mins from Southampton, who is your guy?

When I lived in Southampton I always used Micheldever Tyres at Micheldever station.

4 hours ago, Crash0090 said:

Thanks for the reply.

Should have said that I have had the alignment checked twice. I'm about 40 mins from Southampton, who is your guy?

Hearing the clonking over the radio is starting to do my head in!

Wheel Alignment Solutions - Darren is very good at what he does.

1 hour ago, PetrolDave said:

When I lived in Southampton I always used Micheldever Tyres at Micheldever station.

They're still around. I never went though - Wheel Alignment Solutions is just too good. If they're busy, Tyreshack (kind of an independent Kwik Fit) is very good, although they're more for doing an alignment than figuring out issues - that's a specialist job IMO.

just to close this one off. issue was the drop links for the rear anti roll bars.

The top pin for drop links had worn enough that it was allowing the RARB to move in ways it was not meant to, hence the knocking noise I was hearing. hours labour and £50 in parts. finally glad the noise it gone!