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Spring install - Creaking when turning steering wheel???

Discussion in '8G Lancer - Suspension' started by moos, Oct 10, 2009.

  1. moos

    moos New Member

    Hey guys,

    I just installed my works ride springs a month ago and now I'm starting to notice that my front suspension or whatever is starting to creak when I turn the steering wheel left or right. This creaking is especially evident when I'm going low speeds. Do you guys have an idea what it might be? I'm sure if I bring it into the dealership I'm gonna get screwed over because I did the spring installation myself and it's probably my fault..eeks..any help would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance.

    moos.
     
    moos, Oct 10, 2009
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  2. Benchinapark

    Benchinapark Well-Known Member

    haha i get creaking also.
    its perfectly normal.
    it creaks because the hats werent greased when the install was done.
    its fine.
    i tried to listen to it from outside the car. but you cant really hear it. its more amplified inside the vehicle
     
    Benchinapark, Oct 10, 2009
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  3. kaliuv

    kaliuv Well-Known Member

    mine did that too, after i put eibach pro. it has gone away after a while. so i guess it's just normal.
     
    kaliuv, Oct 13, 2009
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  4. recardo

    recardo Member

    its either the springs bedding in or they aren't sitting correctly in the strut.

    try jacking up the car and twisting the spring round til the edge of the bottom part of the spring hits the stop/edge of the strut (if that makes ense...)
     
    recardo, Oct 23, 2009
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  5. faracinman2

    faracinman2 Well-Known Member

    Mine do it, but only when it is below 60 degrees. I was informed by another member this creaking noise is known as coil slap. It's perfectly normally from what I've been told.
     
    faracinman2, Oct 23, 2009
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  6. vik2rius

    vik2rius Well-Known Member

    mine started last month after 6 months of being lowered...it started when it got rained on...
     
    vik2rius, Oct 24, 2009
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  7. JDMFanatik

    JDMFanatik Well-Known Member

    lol for me its the opposite. had it few weeks after the install, but just recently when it rained, the noise went away. :roll:
     
    JDMFanatik, Oct 24, 2009
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  8. SeRious08

    SeRious08 Well-Known Member

    Its normal. The RRM springs do it as well.
     
    SeRious08, Nov 1, 2009
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  9. vik2rius

    vik2rius Well-Known Member

    i sprayed it wd-40 a few weeks ago around the top and the bottom of the springs and now its gone...
     
    vik2rius, Nov 1, 2009
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  10. mentalpatience

    mentalpatience Member

    truth. i dropped mine on grip springs by rrm and they creaked, sprayed a little tri-flow in the bottom perches and shes golden. mabye try that? from what i can tell its a poor design in our car's lower perches, the springs could be held in there tighter imo.
     
    mentalpatience, Mar 22, 2010
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  11. mvattamatt

    mvattamatt Active Member

    it is not normal. That's the reason I am going back to stock springs. Not only creaking sound but a lot of sounds.
     
    mvattamatt, Mar 30, 2010
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  12. REDGTS

    REDGTS Well-Known Member

    i got my spirngs installed... the 2nd day (which is today) already have the stupid noise from the springs... whenever i turn the steering wheel...
    and true, today is rainy day in my place, so as what other peeps said it makes even more noise in rainy day..

    but this noise is very loud... it hella annoyed me bad....

    sigh...
     
    REDGTS, Apr 2, 2010
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  13. Jogenmaru

    Jogenmaru Well-Known Member

    coilover are the way to go if you fear this. Just save up a bit more
     
    Jogenmaru, Apr 3, 2010
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