New suspension installed: creaking from front.

**Mikecivic78** · 21-04-2011 09:45 PM

Just installed Koni sport and Eibach pro kit. front drop is 2"

All good, but I'm getting some creaking from the front at times.

1) When I'm backing in to my garage at weird angles on sloped ground.
2) On hard cornering left turns from the right strut. In all honesty I haven't noticed or had a chance to corner it hard on right handers.

I never had this problem with my stock sussy. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks in advance

Mike

**trism** · 22-04-2011 10:28 AM

So would it be when the front is fully compressed?

Could be the springs binding, or trying to twist on the perches.

**dougie_504** · 22-04-2011 11:42 AM

Bushes? And are all the nuts/bolts tightened to spec? I re-check mine after driving for a bit on new sussy.

**Mikecivic78** · 22-04-2011 01:17 PM

Pretty sure everything is tight, I've re-checked it

Originally Posted by trism

So would it be when the front is fully compressed?

Could be the springs binding, or trying to twist on the perches.

Yes, it seems to be when they are fully compressed. It does sound like it might be trying to twist.

Any way to fix this?

**dc2r-0636** · 22-04-2011 05:29 PM

my rears were doing this on my coilovers. fixed its self. i think they just gota be worn in. (around 300kms of driving)

**mao** · 22-04-2011 10:34 PM

Your problem is very common but is not something that affects the safety of your ride, Unfortunately the creaking is annoying.We install a lot of coilovers and what you have is a spring rotating slightly on turns and sometimes on turns going up or down a slope.

1) did you grease the rubber tops where the centre bolt of the top strut bolt in?
2) check by loosening the top bolt and going on funny angles up a slope and see if noise goes away. if it does, lubricate the top rubber or bearing with rubber grease or spray on silicon lubricant.
3) check that the top and bottom of the spring seat has a rubber insulation.

**Mikecivic78** · 23-04-2011 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by mao

Your problem is very common but is not something that affects the safety of your ride, Unfortunately the creaking is annoying.We install a lot of coilovers and what you have is a spring rotating slightly on turns and sometimes on turns going up or down a slope.

1) did you grease the rubber tops where the centre bolt of the top strut bolt in?
2) check by loosening the top bolt and going on funny angles up a slope and see if noise goes away. if it does, lubricate the top rubber or bearing with rubber grease or spray on silicon lubricant.
3) check that the top and bottom of the spring seat has a rubber insulation.

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I got a shop to do the shock assemblies so I'm not sure if the tops were greased. All I did was remove and install the assemblies into the vehicle.

How can I lubricate the rubber? I have a tube of rubber grease handy. Do I need to disassemble the shocks to do this?

**EK1.6LCIV** · 23-04-2011 11:28 AM

I'd check over their work again and post pics of them

Bushes sound like they're getting old

**Mikecivic78** · 23-04-2011 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by EK1.6LCIV

I'd check over their work again and post pics of them

Bushes sound like they're getting old

Which bushes? Tophat bushes?

Also, it's hard to check over their work, as that means taking the shockies out and taking them apart. I might have to do it eventually. I'm sure of my work putting them out and in though.

**mao** · 24-04-2011 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by Mikecivic78

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I got a shop to do the shock assemblies so I'm not sure if the tops were greased. All I did was remove and install the assemblies into the vehicle.

How can I lubricate the rubber? I have a tube of rubber grease handy. Do I need to disassemble the shocks to do this?

1) First of all, can you loosen the top nut off the shock slightly but do not totally remove it for safety and do a test drive. Is it still noisy? If yes, go to 2. If no, go to 3.

2) Also before removing the shock, try spraying a silicon lubricant on the top hat bush for the top to see if the noise goes away?

3) Remove the 2 front shocks, and dissemble the shock, unless your koni is set so low that by jacking the car up, there is no tension on the spring, you can apply rubber grease to the top hat and bottom mount.