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Originally Posted by mothespaceman
Hey guys,
I've been having this creaky / squeaky rear suspension issue that I've been trying to resolve since I've installed my coilovers. In fact, I had another thread more directly related to the coilovers themselves... but I feel like this might apply to those of you who ride pretty low and hopefully I can get some good feedback!
So, heres the deal:
- The creaking noise sounds like a rubber on metal, or maybe rubber on rubber type sound that comes predominately from the right rear of the car. It sounds like it is mostly on the rebound stroke.
- The sound most commonly occurs when decelerating over fast rebounding bumps, I am unable to recreate the sound unless im driving / decelerating over small bumps in the road.
- When it is raining, or the suspension is wet, the noise is completely nonexistent (or seems to be)
Here's what I've checked:
- Suspension preload is correctly set.
- Checked virtually every nut and bolt related to the coilovers themselves, and the install.
- There is NO tire rub.
- I took it to All Pro Subaru and they couldn't seem to diagnose the problem, though I think they may have not looked too thoroughly as they couldn't recreate the sound (because it was raining). I DID ask them to re index the bushings, but I can't attest that this was fully done.
- I DID raise the suspension 5mm on all four corners which dramatically reduced the occurrence of the noise, but it's still there.
Because I am a complete noob, I did not measure before / after to get an accurate measurement of the difference in ride height (stock to now). But it's right at 340-345mm from the fender to the center of the wheel (this could be a bit off due to measuring into convex wheels).
Any help is greatly appreciated! Have any of you slammed guys had this issue?
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Exactly the same issue here.
The squeak will gone at raining days. and back st sunny days.
Only hear it at low speed when I hit bumps, and every time I park and get out off the car.