what the he!l is that sound...**UPDATE 2 YAYYYYYYYYYYYY**

by **solarasweetie** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:58 pm

so most of you know that i had my suspension installed recently...

well i started to notice that whenever i turn or hit bumps or drive on a crappy road, i hear a sort of.... creaking noise coming from the front passenger side suspension. i dont know how to quite describe the sound, but ts a sort of creaking... but then sounds like the wheel well is hitting the suspension in a "bumping" sort of sound.

does anyone know what that is? or how to correct it?
im willing to meet up with someone in or around the IE if you have an idea, or need to hear it for yourself.

im thinking that i need a alignment, but then again. im not too sure.
im sure its not that bad b/c ive been driving it around, and barely noticed it. but it just bothers the heck out of me. geeezzzz,

HELP!

thanks in advanced.

by **ThatVietGuy** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:46 am

I'll help you out if you need

Though I'm guessing something's loose, needs to be lubed, or, in the case of my coilovers, the spring isn't perched correctly on the strut or strut mount.

And you should get an alignment after a drop anyway

by **solarasweetie** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:08 am

yaahh. i'm going in on monday. but i hope to figure out whats wrong with it before then b/c i dont wanna mess witht he suspension after i get the alignment. :/ yah know what i mean?

Website · by **SpeedSTARs** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:13 am

ThatVietGuy wrote:I'll help you out if you need

Though I'm guessing something's loose or needs to be lubed, and you should get an alignment anyway after a drop

I totaly agree.

Just make sure all the bolt/ nuts are torque’d to factory specs. In this case it might be the Shock tower area. Hopefully you didn't over compress the springs where they might get fatigued. The last time I had the sound was when the sway bar was not lubed properly. That was because of the Urethane bushings that came with the TRD Sway bar. The Fronts were from Whiteline. The other area that might be affected is the grommet (between the strut and strut tower) or sleeve boot that is on the spring that has the function to dampen the rubbing and creaking noise while under load.

So Like "ThatVietGuy" says, check the bolts and maybe lube the sway bar bushings.

Website · by **Turbosolara** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:18 am

i can help you if you want. i am near 60/215/91 intersection

however, you supposely get alighment after you are lowered because it was off

by **solarasweetie** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:04 am

you guys are right.. but i asked mark if i should get it and he said no not yet till he could figure out what it was... and he hasnt.

but i'll be sure to get the alignment tomorrow morning and update you on the noise. hopefully it goes away.

and if it doesnt, and they i have to tighten or lube crap. im glad its the front, and not the rear.

by **xSolarax** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:36 pm

Let us know what the problem turns out to be....

by **that1mexguy** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:31 pm

i had something similar and honestly didnt ever find out what it was but took it back to the shop and when they re-did it, the noise "went away". They tell me they never figured it out since all did was remove and re-install but whatever, they probably didnt do it right and didnt want to admit, that's what i'd suggest to you, take it back and have them re-install (unless you did it urself, sorry if i missed that).

by **---CAMRAZY---** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:21 pm

TRD struts do that FYI.

by **solarasweetie** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:48 pm

that1mexguy wrote:i had something similar and honestly didnt ever find out what it was but took it back to the shop and when they re-did it, the noise "went away". They tell me they never figured it out since all did was remove and re-install but whatever, they probably didnt do it right and didnt want to admit, that's what i'd suggest to you, take it back and have them re-install (unless you did it urself, sorry if i missed that).

um. the problem with that is that my bf and his friend did it. and it was honestly the first toyota they worked on. :/ bad sign. yes i know. but i'll have them check it out and re-lube the strut tower and re-torque the bolts.

CamrySE-soCALlara wrote:TRD struts do that FYI.

they do what???

by **---CAMRAZY---** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:04 pm

Why dont you come by next saturday and Ill take a look at it........ we could have a meet before the meet...... lol, tell the socal fools

by **krawzyazn** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:32 pm

CamrySE-soCALlara wrote:Why dont you come by next saturday and Ill take a look at it........ we could have a meet before the meet...... lol, tell the socal fools

foo thats a far azz drive for her

by **solarasweetie** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:34 pm

krawzyazn wrote:
CamrySE-soCALlara wrote:Why dont you come by next saturday and Ill take a look at it........ we could have a meet before the meet...... lol, tell the socal fools
foo thats a far azz drive for her

YEAH!!! im in riverside.
plus i work sats 9-7 so that wouldnt work for me either.
i'll be getting my alignment done tomorrow morning, and if anything, you boys can take a look at it on sunday. :/

my car hates me.

by **---CAMRAZY---** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:36 pm

I DONT GIVE A FLlCK!!!!!!!!!MAAN!!!!!!!! *In my Chris Tucker Voice*

by **solarasweetie** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:40 pm

CamrySE-soCALlara wrote:I DONT GIVE A FLlCK!!!!!!!!!MAAN!!!!!!!! *In my Chris Tucker Voice*

ahhaha. well. I DO! shittttttttt.

what the he!l is that sound...UPDATE 2 YAYYYYYYYYYYYY

what the he!l is that sound...UPDATE 2 YAYYYYYYYYYYYY

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