suspension problem
05-15-2011, 03:44 PM
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suspension problem
hi va,
i recently noticed a bad front strut on my 98 ek coupe, it was causing quite a bad squeak..I replaced it today with tein springs on kyb struts and the squeak is still there..same sound and all
any ideas as to what bushings my be bad?
I have all new--
springs, struts, blox camber kit, and ball joints
throw some ideas
i recently noticed a bad front strut on my 98 ek coupe, it was causing quite a bad squeak..I replaced it today with tein springs on kyb struts and the squeak is still there..same sound and all
any ideas as to what bushings my be bad?
I have all new--
springs, struts, blox camber kit, and ball joints
throw some ideas
05-15-2011, 05:27 PM
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Re: suspension problem
camber kit is the oldest, and only had it 3 months MAX
i rode around of a blown strut could that have fucked up the bushings in the camber kit
i rode around of a blown strut could that have fucked up the bushings in the camber kit
05-15-2011, 08:40 PM
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Re: suspension problem
What kind of bushings are they? I've never used Blox before. Any bushing that is dry, worn, etc., can squeak, especially anything with a steel sleeve that can separate from the bushing and rotate or twist. A lot of that squeaking is the steel sleeve on the rubber or polyurethane bushing material. It's sort of a trademark of poly bushings actually, because they're assembled from two pieces instead of being co-molded like OEM rubber bushings.
05-16-2011, 07:04 AM
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Re: suspension problem
Could it be your springs? When I had my skunk2 springs there was a little squeaking every now and then while they were being broken in, But then again maybe it wasn't the springs.
05-16-2011, 04:56 PM
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Re: suspension problem
i emailed blox to see if they had this problem before
they said no actually, i'd be the first so they really wanted me to try a few things and get back to them
they suggested overtightened bolts going into the upper control arm causing the arm to squeak due to lack of movement in the arm itself
the top of my old coilover may have had a piece of the rubber seat stuck at the top where the strut goes into under the hood
i'll try these and repost, for the record it sounds more like a rubber rub squeak than anything else
they said no actually, i'd be the first so they really wanted me to try a few things and get back to them
they suggested overtightened bolts going into the upper control arm causing the arm to squeak due to lack of movement in the arm itself
the top of my old coilover may have had a piece of the rubber seat stuck at the top where the strut goes into under the hood
i'll try these and repost, for the record it sounds more like a rubber rub squeak than anything else