Bilstein clunking noise

When I first got my early E14, it had a 'clunk" when making turns. Thinking a shock had collapsed, I tore the struts down only to find a totally broken spring. New B&G springs on it now with red Koni, strut inserts and it rides great. Firm but not overly so. The strut inserts were rebuilt by a fellow in PHX who is considered the Koni guru with all internals custom made to his specs. The rears are Koni gas shocks
 
Arde said:
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Bill was right. Finally had Harold put it on the lift and take it apart. A spacer/shim at the bottom took care of things and now it rides quietly over any surface at any speed. Thanks to all for the checklist.
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Hi Arde,

Was it a DIY made shim/spacer or something available on the market? (as I need this). And was also wondering where was the shim placed? Many thanks.
 
Mal CSL 3.0 said:
Hi Arde,

Was it a DIY made shim/spacer or something available on the market? (as I need this). And was also wondering where was the shim placed? Many thanks.
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Same question here. Where was this shim placed? From you description I assume you just dropped it on the bottom of the strut?!
 
At the bottom.
Flat at the bottom side and concave on top to match the bottom of the bilstein
 
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