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Ok so I just dropped my 2002 Si (Cdn, so EX coupe in States) with Neuspeed Sport Springs (about 4 days ago), on the stock struts. I also went from the stock rims to 18 X 7.5 with a 215/40R/18 tire size. The car has only 17 000km (roughly wha about 12 000 miles ???)

Basically, when turning left or right at low speeds or from a complete stop, I notice a slight creeking sound. Not enough to bring up huge alarm ... but enough that I notice and dont like it. It kinda makes the car sound "oldish" ... when all the natural creeks and clanks come. I just kinda wanted the car to be perfect, like stock ... but get the nice stance of the lower look.

Any idea what the problem is ? Should I bring it back to the garage where I got the springs installed ? Any help would be great.

-l8tr

 
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did you get a camber kit for it ?

 
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The dead coils (the coils that are really close together) are rubbing making this noise.

You can deaden the noise by using some old rubber hose between the dead coils

 
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The same thing happened to me when i put the Neuspeed springs on. Bro for the first month or so my car did some nasty clicking noise eveytime i was turning really slow. Ive had them for about 4 months already and that noise is gone. The people at the shop old me it was nothing big BUT that it would be a good idea to change the shocks and get a camber kit

 
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Yeap, just put my Neuspeed Race Springs on and I am getting the exact same thing. At first I thought my tire was rubbing but it's not. I have the SPC Camber kit on mine but I will be honest I have no idea how the front ones work, a modern marvel I guess. The rear could't be easier to figure out and it was actually really simple to adjust and believe me it needed it /_/------\_\ it was sick.

 
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i beleive its metal rubbing against metal that makes that awful noise. im riding on skunk2 coilovers and it does it ALL the time. i can live with it but its embarassing when im going to places paralell parking and they stare at me like im running over an animal.

to stop the noise, i heard you can either grease up on the top of the spring and bottom AND/OR buy coil wrap (avaiable at radio shack) and wrap them around your spring(s). i knew this was gonna happen before i got the coilovers installed but their wasnt any grease around the area so i got lazy and just didnt go with the grease or coilwrap.

 
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One very important thing to remember when working on struts is to make that springs are seated properly and that the whole strut assembly is re-indexed correctly. By re-indexing I mean that all the parts are lined up correctly as when theyre were first taken apart. If the installer didnt re-index(make a reference line down the strut or note down the original orientation) of the strut before taking it apart, the parts could be mis-aligned which causes alot of noises and problems.

Also read this post if you havent already: http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=86545

It mentions some things to look for...