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well i put on my neuspeed sport springs today they look killer but the front springs are making noise when turning. looking deeper i find that the spring is shifting in the strut just a little then back again when turned the other way. The spring is in the cup or stop when the car is setting straight i took them all apart and reassembled but still do it. Oh the cars an 03 lx 2 door. Any help would be great


Thanks

Cody

 
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Did u put them on ur self?????

 
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white lithium grease
and make sure you bolted tight all bolts.
Front nuts and bolts that hold shock assembly to brake assembly(2 on each side):
116ft lbs. (includes oem replacement bolts)

Front end links:
29ft lbs

Front bolts that hold the bracket and bushings on front sway bar:
29ft lbs

Front nut that secures tie rod to shock assembly:
32ft lbs

Front and rear shock tower nut in center (on top of shock)
33ft lbs

Front three shock tower nuts (on top of shock around center bolt)
33ft lbs

Front brake hose and wheel sensor harness bracket bolts:
10mm one: 7.2ft lbs
12mm one: 16ft lbs

Rear bolts to rear upper arm or camber kit (all three):
43ft lbs

Rear nuts on end links:
top: 28ft lbs
bottom: 29ft lbs

Rear bolt that holds brackets and bushings on rear sway:
16ft lbs

Rear bolt that holds bottom of rear shock:
45ft lbs

Rear two shock tower nuts:
43ft lbs

I am pretty sure those specs are correct.

 
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I put them on myself. Just to note i didnt line up the arrows in the top of the spring like in the pic will that matter? Thats the only suspect thing besides maybe ther the wrong springs but every thign went together like cake i am at a lossThanks

Cody

 
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Ya make sure everything is grease up properly...
Also one major thing is the alignment of the top rubber bushing.. If you look closely at it you'll notice one side is narrower in the other. the end of the spring goes in the narrower part. that might be whats causing the noise. Alignment of that and the actual top hat itself.

 
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Same happened to me when I first got min installed. Its just your springs settling in. Maybe you put them in upside down like me... haha. But if you did then its alright, b/c I called Neuspeed and they said that it really doesn't matter which side, but the correct side is with the closer gapped coils at the top of the strut. Over time it'll be alright.

 
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I'm putting in my race springs as soon as I get a chance, been either to busy or to cold/rainy lately. I'm just hoping to get everything installed correctly as I'm putting stock parts back on after removing the coilovers. Should be interesting, but thanks to a diagram from VNlilMAN everything should work easy enough.

 
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could happen to send me that diagram from vnilman< thanks Cody

 
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you got PM

I just put my front springs on today, 110% better ride quality than the sleeved coilovers, and I can't wait to get the rears on tomorrow. Then I'll be riding smoother than I have in quite a while. It was easy enough for those that have questions feel free to ask. Also, make sure to clean the areas you are going to apply grease too with a rag of some sort to remove any dirt/debris that are up there.

 
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http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...13S5A0_B28.gif

 
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ok in the pick i just posted parts10/11 have an arrow that lines up with a mark on part 7 i lined them up but had to rotate 10/11 to get the studs to line up. Part 7 has a incline to it its not flat so when i put it back on the spring ididnt pay any attention to it.. I think my problem is that both marks need to line up when installed and not rotate 10/11 TThat whole assemblie needs to lign up with the lower part of the strut giving even preload on the spring.? make sense Nobody else has noise fromn there nuespeeds Do you guys. Thanks

 
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Yes your correct... the arrows on 10/11 should line up with 7 even when you put them on the car. Thats why on my DIY I wrote to make sure everything is aligned correctly but not sure if mex wrote that. I think the arrows go toward outside the car? or was it inside? It shouldnt be too hard to figure it out. When its off the car and the strut assembly is apart just take part #10/11 and put it in the 3 holes. Bring it down and look at where the arrow is. Now you should be able to figure out where the arrows go. Also if you look at #7 and the bottom part of the actual strut, you should be able to find lines painted on. That also kinda gives you a good idea of where everything should be.

For your noise I was actually talking about lining up #2 but it most likely seems like the reason why your getting noise is because you didnt line up the 10/11 with 7 and 5/6. but ya if you look at #2 you'll see one side is narrower than the other. The end of the spring goes inside the narrow side.

 
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Thanks for all the help guys You must line up the parts correctly i redid it and alls well Only honda can you put something together wrong and drive 200 miles take it apart and it still works!!!!!! MAybe a mod can link this as to help others.