SPL compression arm bushing noise
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i give up on these. I've pressed them the first time around when they started making noise, got the rubber o-ring, reinstalled them, and then some 2 weeks later its back to the same **** of loud as f#@k banging. Reinstalling OEM bushings this weekend. Bottom line is that these are a poor design for what they are advertised to be/do.
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I'll have to give them another call and find out if I can buy the cones separately and just swap them into the bushings. Are you still getting occasional noise or are they pretty much silent at this point? I really DONT want to give up on them but its just getting ridiculous, having the car sound like it'll fall apart is not worth the tiny fraction of better steering feel.
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i give up on these. I've pressed them the first time around when they started making noise, got the rubber o-ring, reinstalled them, and then some 2 weeks later its back to the same **** of loud as f#@k banging. Reinstalling OEM bushings this weekend. Bottom line is that these are a poor design for what they are advertised to be/do.
With my pickup points level, and preload removed from sway bar, mine only clunk once and a great while.
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So I installed a set of these bushings...
Holy clunks! I drove about 5 miles, drove back and put it back on the lift. I checked, rechecked, torqued everything down again and still had noise. Sound was more audible from the passenger side. It was loud bangs instead of clunks. Sounded like the whole suspension was loose.
I gave up and put the OEM bushings back in. Waste of a day. Luckily, I have an extra set of compression rods so the install and re-install was easy, since I have access to a lift. My OEM bushings aren't that bad and look intact upon close inspection.
Upon doing some research at the shop with the trusty iPad, I noticed that my set didn't have the rubber o-rings. Not sure how much of a factor those bushings will make.
Holy clunks! I drove about 5 miles, drove back and put it back on the lift. I checked, rechecked, torqued everything down again and still had noise. Sound was more audible from the passenger side. It was loud bangs instead of clunks. Sounded like the whole suspension was loose.
I gave up and put the OEM bushings back in. Waste of a day. Luckily, I have an extra set of compression rods so the install and re-install was easy, since I have access to a lift. My OEM bushings aren't that bad and look intact upon close inspection.
Upon doing some research at the shop with the trusty iPad, I noticed that my set didn't have the rubber o-rings. Not sure how much of a factor those bushings will make.
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So I installed a set of these bushings...
Holy clunks! I drove about 5 miles, drove back and put it back on the lift. I checked, rechecked, torqued everything down again and still had noise. Sound was more audible from the passenger side. It was loud bangs instead of clunks. Sounded like the whole suspension was loose.
I gave up and put the OEM bushings back in. Waste of a day. Luckily, I have an extra set of compression rods so the install and re-install was easy, since I have access to a lift. My OEM bushings aren't that bad and look intact upon close inspection.
Upon doing some research at the shop with the trusty iPad, I noticed that my set didn't have the rubber o-rings. Not sure how much of a factor those bushings will make.
Holy clunks! I drove about 5 miles, drove back and put it back on the lift. I checked, rechecked, torqued everything down again and still had noise. Sound was more audible from the passenger side. It was loud bangs instead of clunks. Sounded like the whole suspension was loose.
I gave up and put the OEM bushings back in. Waste of a day. Luckily, I have an extra set of compression rods so the install and re-install was easy, since I have access to a lift. My OEM bushings aren't that bad and look intact upon close inspection.
Upon doing some research at the shop with the trusty iPad, I noticed that my set didn't have the rubber o-rings. Not sure how much of a factor those bushings will make.
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So I installed a set of these bushings...
Holy clunks! I drove about 5 miles, drove back and put it back on the lift. I checked, rechecked, torqued everything down again and still had noise. Sound was more audible from the passenger side. It was loud bangs instead of clunks. Sounded like the whole suspension was loose.
I gave up and put the OEM bushings back in. Waste of a day. Luckily, I have an extra set of compression rods so the install and re-install was easy, since I have access to a lift. My OEM bushings aren't that bad and look intact upon close inspection.
Upon doing some research at the shop with the trusty iPad, I noticed that my set didn't have the rubber o-rings. Not sure how much of a factor those bushings will make.
Holy clunks! I drove about 5 miles, drove back and put it back on the lift. I checked, rechecked, torqued everything down again and still had noise. Sound was more audible from the passenger side. It was loud bangs instead of clunks. Sounded like the whole suspension was loose.
I gave up and put the OEM bushings back in. Waste of a day. Luckily, I have an extra set of compression rods so the install and re-install was easy, since I have access to a lift. My OEM bushings aren't that bad and look intact upon close inspection.
Upon doing some research at the shop with the trusty iPad, I noticed that my set didn't have the rubber o-rings. Not sure how much of a factor those bushings will make.
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So, its been a few months since I've had mine installed and the clunking has returned. I noticed that the poly ring has stretched out an no longer absorbing any of the impact. Is it normal to have this much play in the arm?
http://youtu.be/D9eb6b6p06I
http://youtu.be/D9eb6b6p06I
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So, its been a few months since I've had mine installed and the clunking has returned. I noticed that the poly ring has stretched out an no longer absorbing any of the impact. Is it normal to have this much play in the arm?
http://youtu.be/D9eb6b6p06I
http://youtu.be/D9eb6b6p06I
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