TRDBox

got the setup in and have a very,very,very slight "thud" noise
everything is tight and ive done a double check
it seems there is a sweet spot where it wont make the noise
just wondering if its normal

Lance

lots of complaints, its been traced back to the upper strut nut or to a faulty powder coating process. The powder coat issue was supposed to of been resolved....

TRDBox

thanx man i was just makin sure i didnt overtighten the strut nut
i really like the design and the ride

BrianxB

talk to JDMJim. His easystreet stuff did the same thing like everyone elses and I believe he fixed his somehow.

rebelMan

Jim posted up awhile back about the problem and how he fixed it. I believe he just tightened the top nut at the strut tower in the engine bay until the noise went away. I'd be careful of overtightening tho. I'll try to find the link to the post

TRDBox

thanx let me know
i tried to look

rebelMan

Found it:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=83125

TRDBox

thanx for the link

JDMJim

lay the car out and impact the nuts on.<-----still sounds funny! Mine still rattle and I'm beginning to hate them more. Easystreet hasn't been all that helpful anyway. I just keep crankin down on them. the rattles come back. ready to dump them for somethng I can mount my Cusco camber plates to.

TRDBox

i hear ya man
they are a good starter strut (easy install)
ill up grade em later
how long have you had yours?

magicmanjk808

what if you drill out the threads in the cusco screw thing and rethread it to fit the es front?

rebelMan

Maybe i shouldn't buy the ES struts and go for something more custom ... i'm going to see what a local guy payed for his

JDMJim

almost a year

JDMJim

I thought about retapping the ES strut for the nut

rebelMan

Is the noise loud when it happens? Also, isn't the place where u put the fittings into the bags up near the top of the airstrut? Seems like it would make more sense to have it near the bottom of the strut so it's easier to run the lines. I guess u have elbows into it facing down right? Cause the line has to run up the strut towers from what i can tell

TRDBox

no its not loud at all just a very slight thud

rebelMan

I'm concerned about getting these now, maybe i should look into something else idk

RTon20s

Pickin's are pretty slim right now. Not a lot of options out there. Either you buy the Airlift, spend the money on a complete Air Runner system, or get the Universal Air bags. Of course you can also look for a different JDM manufacturer and spend even more money.

The only other option is to get the "Fabricator" version of the Airlift strut that comes unassembled. Then you have to weld it all up yourself as well as painting it. Even then, there is no guarantee you won't have the same issues (or more) that you did with the standard struts.

I am personally in the very infant stages on trying to put another option together. Right now it is only in my head. And being as my wife's xB is a daily driver, it isn't the best test subject. If and when I get a working prototype up and working Scionlife will be the first to know.

rebelMan

Ok, i'm going to contact a company that did a guy's xB @ Scion Exposed, his front struts looked a lot better quality then the ES ones, and they had the port for the airline at the middle of the strut (the platform where the bag starts on the struts). It also looked like the bags themselves were the "dual convoluted" (or w/e they're called) bags, like the SS bags i have on the rear. I'll post up what i find out when i find it out

Spider13

Sounds like Chassis Tech stuff. If it is your better off with ES.