Alright guys, in some previous threads many people have been talking about noise issues after lowering their cars. The "washer mod" is something many members have mentioned. I'm here to show you how to do it if you're one of the lowered P5 owners who HASN'T done this. First off, go to Home Depot and buy these:
You can find them in the nuts/washer area, they run $.98 each. I bought 3 packs (each one has 2) just in case. Now, go out to the car. The front is extremely easy to do. Get a 17mm wrench (I used a 4-way with a 17mm end) and break the nut that holds the strut mount on. DON'T WORRY, THE CAR WEIGHT KEEPS THE SUSPENSION COMPRESSED. Once you loosen the nut, completely get it off and open up a package of the washers you bought at Home Depot. Grab one washer and slide it on, put the nut back on and tighten it as much as you can. It will look like this when you're done:
I have noticed a dramatic difference is noise over bumps. It no longer sounds clanky, sounds much more solid. I can't wait to do my endlinks all around and add the washers to the rear.
You can find them in the nuts/washer area, they run $.98 each. I bought 3 packs (each one has 2) just in case. Now, go out to the car. The front is extremely easy to do. Get a 17mm wrench (I used a 4-way with a 17mm end) and break the nut that holds the strut mount on. DON'T WORRY, THE CAR WEIGHT KEEPS THE SUSPENSION COMPRESSED. Once you loosen the nut, completely get it off and open up a package of the washers you bought at Home Depot. Grab one washer and slide it on, put the nut back on and tighten it as much as you can. It will look like this when you're done:
I have noticed a dramatic difference is noise over bumps. It no longer sounds clanky, sounds much more solid. I can't wait to do my endlinks all around and add the washers to the rear.
yayyy for my tokico spring/strut setup
