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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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megan coilover noises

alright so i im hearing noises coming from my suspension. It sounds very similar to the sound of the springs settling if that makes any sense. Now i have heard that it was the ride height adjusters, so i took all the wheels off and tightened all of the adjusters. Now 3 weeks later the sound is back and louder than ever. Could i have tightened them improperly? Are my camber plate bolts loose? Is it because of the cold weather? Maybe a malfunction of the actual coilover itself? Thanks for your help.
Old Oct 29, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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I think when you have suspension that stiff....noises just seem to appear from every side of the car.
Old Oct 30, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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The sound is the spring shifting around when you turn the wheel.

Jack up the car.... loosen the preload coupler ... this is the one that the spring sits on. Once loose, apply grease to both ends of spring and the area where the srping rests on the suspension. Then retighten the preload coupler but don't make it as tight as it originally was. With the suspension unloaded and car jacked up set the preload for the spring to have a little wiggle room. With the coupler tight you should still be able to easily spin the spring with your bare hand.

Dropping the car back down will take up that slack. The grease will help prevent the spring from binding. The noise should go away.

Once you have everything set the way you want it, you may want to put some lock-tight on those couplers to prevent them from coming loose on their own.
Old Oct 30, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 04:05 AM
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Make sure you have not changed the preload set from the factory. If so, readjust the preload as instructed here. Also, I do think creaks and noises are louder in the cold months. At least I notice it.

Old Oct 31, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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They're just loud coilovers. Get used to it. As long as everything is tight, you'l be fine.
Old Oct 31, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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make sure 2a 2b and 2c is tighten ^^^
Old Oct 31, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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They're just loud coilovers. Get used to it. As long as everything is tight, you'l be fine.
They're not loud. I had both kinds. My track set was binding when I first installed them but after adjusting preload and lubing the springs they were dead quiet.
Old Oct 31, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff_Jeske
They're not loud. I had both kinds. My track set was binding when I first installed them but after adjusting preload and lubing the springs they were dead quiet.
Where exactly on the springs did you lube?
Old Nov 1, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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^^^ that's a great question. I am going to do this in a few weekends. I was just very worried that the binding sounds were something to be concerned about.
Old Nov 1, 2008 | 07:47 PM
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Putting some sort of lubricant or low friction material between the end coils and the spring perch and upper mount will allow them to rotate during compression and extension, and while the shock articulates. Otherwise, it's just metal (aluminum) against powder-coated metal, which in some cases can quickly become bare metal which inevitably becomes rusted metal.
Old Nov 2, 2008 | 03:57 AM
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Bump for lube and "low friction" material used.
Old Nov 2, 2008 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff_Jeske
Jack up the car.... loosen the preload coupler ... this is the one that the spring sits on. Once loose, apply grease to both ends of spring and the area where the srping rests on the suspension. Then retighten the preload coupler but don't make it as tight as it originally was. With the suspension unloaded and car jacked up set the preload for the spring to have a little wiggle room. With the coupler tight you should still be able to easily spin the spring with your bare hand.

Dropping the car back down will take up that slack. The grease will help prevent the spring from binding. The noise should go away.

Once you have everything set the way you want it, you may want to put some lock-tight on those couplers to prevent them from coming loose on their own.
This is how I corrected the issue on mine.
Old Nov 2, 2008 | 07:59 AM
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Mine are dead quiet love these things..
Old Nov 2, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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anything special u did EVOFLASH when installing?


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