BLUEMEANIE

Anyone else with Tein SSP have any trouble with creaking from the rear coilovers?
Mine seem to do it most first thing in the morning for a couple blocks at stop and go even on flat roads. It’s not the frame or unibody either, it’s definitely the coilovers.
I plan on taking time to check and retighten everything this weekend, I was just wondering if this was typical.

...I vaguely remember reading somewhere at some point about someone complaining about the noise their Tein coilovers made.

tia!

satoman44

my basics make a lot of noise, but i bought mine used.

jonnyHKboi

i don't think your problem has anything to do with the coilovers themselves. most likely its a screw/bolt that has become slightly loose. it happens to people with regular aftermarket springs also. i tighten some of the bolts all around and the sound dissappeared.

BLUEMEANIE

i'm going to give that a shot today.

BLUEMEANIE

I hit all the strut mount nuts with my impact wrench and reset all the dampers (6 turns from full stiff in front and 7 in the rear), there's still a little creak over some speed bumps but way WAY less than before.

BLUEMEANIE

The sway bar bushings? This is a creaking from minor tortional movement the sway bushings would squeak with uniform verticle movement as well as tortional.
...none the less its a good idea and I'm gonna relube them with marine grade lithium grease asap.

ricexizxgood

iTrader: (1)

I had that sound before too, but it was gone after I greased the sway bar brushing.

BLUEMEANIE

Yeah, its starting to come back ... I'm gonna try lubing them this weekend.

Ace83

iTrader: (6)

Mine squeaks a little in bumps and dips.. I think its the coilover though, I noticed it right after I had mine installed and tested. And my sway is just about 2 mos old and its lubed well.. Hmm. what part of the coilover does it come from?

sky-on

I've got this issue with my B&Gs as well, can't put my finger on what it is either, gonna re-assmble them sometime soon to figure it out

06SuperWhite_SoCal_tC

I don't get any noise from my coilovers... sometimes I get noise from body flex going in and out of driveways, it lifts the inside wheel clear in the air.