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Old Feb 25, 2003
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Spring Noise What to look for?

I had my car lowered for over a year now and I'm getting the spring noise like when you first get them installed and have not settled. After I got my Koni's installed it has been quite until after I jacked up my car to take my bumper off. It's been serveral months since then and it sounds llike it has not settled yet. It's making the common poping noise when turning the steering wheel. I'm wondering what should I look for or what I should do to minimize or stop this noise. Thanks!
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the rubber sleeve around the spring is probably not in the right place. try moving that up or down, it should be around something like the second coil?
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The top perch is not lined up correctly. The arrows must line up and stay that way when the strut is reinstalled. YOu can't spin the strut to make it line up as it throws off the arrows.

Also, the bolts need to be tightened to spec and not as tight as one can get them.
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maybe its time for new springs? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
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yup sounds like the top perch isnt aligned correctly..
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Everything was fine untill I jacked the front of the car up. Is there still a chance that the top perch isnt aligned or came out of alignment?
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