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Old 04-19-2008 | 09:06 AM
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rear spring pop/creek

put on a set of eibach pro springs and lower it nicely but for some reason the passanger side has a creek sound when you bounce the rear either up or down.. i thought at first it was the progress sway bar i put on also hitting the exhaust flange which it does if fuly compressed but it cant hit if you push car rear up so that wouldnt explain the sound.
i had a pop pop sound at first when i had them put on and the shop just spun the spring around a little and it quit that sound but now when you hit a kinda big bump or if you put tailgate up and push up or down on rear it makes a creeky sound i looked and didnt see anything rubbin that was obvious i am wondering if the spring is not seated completely....


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Old 04-19-2008 | 09:17 AM
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i think your rear spring is still hitting the spring carrier wall. have them
turn the spring a little more...unless you want to try it yourself.
 
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Old 04-19-2008 | 09:37 AM
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how do i visually check to make sure if it is or not hitting the spring wall
 
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Old 04-19-2008 | 01:40 PM
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if you can get under the car while it's still on the ground (or on ramps)
see if you can fit a piece of paper between the spring and the spring
carrier wall. there should be a 4-5mm gap there. i bet your paper
will get stuck. that's where it's rubbing.
 
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Old 04-19-2008 | 01:55 PM
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spring carrier wall is that the perch that it sits in and the one at the top also?
 
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Old 04-19-2008 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 07fitsport
spring carrier wall is that the perch that it sits in and the one at the top also?
here's a pict i stole from the swaybar install DIY.

you're looking at the passenger side spring carrier without the spring
inside in this pict. the 'wall' im talking about is the verticle part of
the carrier. see if you can stick a piece of paper between the spring
and carrier for clearance.

 
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Old 04-19-2008 | 03:22 PM
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someone go check on 07fitsport. i think he's stuck under the car...

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Old 04-19-2008 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
someone go check on 07fitsport. i think he's stuck under the car...

hehe
heh. Probably tried to squeeze under it with out jacking it up.
 
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