clonking suspension and chirping noise

[h8trj]

Hi All

New member to PistonHeads and a new owner of an S1 bog standard Elise. Love it - apart from a very noisy (inconsistently so) front suspension. It clonks over some bumps (mainly low speed) and sometimes makes a chirping noise too. Any ideas? I don't mind if it is supposed too - but I need to make sure.

Thanks

[bogie]

thats pretty normal if its std suspension on an S1!

[fergusd]

Chirping noise is probably not the suspension, it may be something (like part of one of the clams) rubbing when it moves over bumps, check all the clam retaining screws/bolts . . .

Other than that . . . man, it could be so many things . . .

Fd

[juicetin]

Again...quite normal for an S1, mine makes a myriad of of strange noises from the front, have to admit the knocking and clunking does p**s me off but the pro's still outweigh the con's by a mile. I think replacing standard shocks with Nitrons is the answer.

[h8trj]

Thanks all. Seeing as it seems to go round corners (ohhh yess) and hasn't done a MercLemansFlip over any bumps yet, my mind is now at rest. I am pleased that you all think it is standard.