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Originally Posted by Smudgeous
Are you sure you tightened the bolts with the allen key enough? When I was doing the install, I hadn't noticed the allen keys and had just tightened it with a normal bolt until I couldn't tighten it anymore. The result was that the struts had give to them with only applying like 20lbs of force. When that happened, I creaked over any uneven surfaces, even on straight roads. Once I tightened them with the allen key + boxwrench combination those creaks went away (of course I took everything back apart before realizing I could have tightened just by removing the dust caps as it was already installed :P)
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Yes, tightened them while using a spring compressor when reassembling while off the car, then double checked when they were on the car, then triple checked after driving on them.
Maybe they are too tight? Not enough clearance between the top mount and the black spring cap?? How are you guys judging torque on that top nut?