Steeda Progressive Spring review

[roadracergt]

I have the progressive Steeda springs for six months now with no noise what so ever. With installing the spring isolators you're just covering up the problem or the loose fastener.
Why,because it will cushion the impact. I would ck all fasteners to torque and that the springs are positioned properly.

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[roadracergt]

Oh, one more thing, the camber bolts will come loose or spin as well, I know this from experience on the track. Make sure your lower strut bolts are torqued to 180ft pounds. If they are not to torque they will cause noise on the much harder hit bumps. I have experienced this too with the S197.

 

[ScottsGT]

Ok, please be patient with me here, trying to phrase this correctly.
Steeda has said the coils are not supposed to make noise when they touch, as they are designed to do. But yet when I installed my isolators the noise went away.
(Yes, just took the same road trip I did last night with zero noise after I installed the isolators/silencers)
Let's say my nuts are not torqued to 180 ft lbs. How would the nuts at the bottom of the strut cause noise from coils hitting at the top of the strut?
I could fully understand if I was still getting noise after the isolators were installed and the strut was moving around on the hub assembly creating the noise at that location.

......damn...just when I thought I didn't need to go buy the torque wrench, you are making me second guess that decision. I leaned into those nuts with an IR impact gun that produces 780 ft lbs of torque. Crap, off to HF....

 

[Five0GT]

I have the progressive Steeda springs for six months now with no noise what so ever. With installing the spring isolators you're just covering up the problem or the loose fastener.
Why,because it will cushion the impact. I would ck all fasteners to torque and that the springs are positioned properly.

Hasn't it been accepted that these springs were designed to touch? My noise came only from the springs touching. I don't see how having a loose strut nut would make the springs touch causing noise. The noise is gone with silencers. I kind of believe everyone has this but only a few are sensitive to the noise. Can someone without any noise take pics of the spring and check for wear marks?

 

[Five0GT]

If the silencers fix the noise. Why go any further? If the noise is from springs touching, and springs are designed to touch?

 

[ScottsGT]

Ok, someone owes me $70 for a torque wrench I'll most likely never, ever use again. :frusty: I've got a 1/2" 150 ft lb that has served me well for years.

I was well torqued down on these lower nuts. I'm at 200 ft lbs and I was still getting noise with all torque specs checked. And no one can convince me over torqued 15 lbs would cause the issue. Along the way I did find my top strut nuts a hair loose by maybe a 1/4 turn or less. This did make a difference along with using the red Loctite on the swaybar end link nuts. I guess my noise was a "stacking" issue. One problem stacking on top of another.
And yes, my coils are sitting in the correct location in the pockets and the correct (large) end is up.
But I guess the coils hitting will make noise on some cars, won't on others. My isolators will stay in place. At least they were easy to install!

If the silencers fix the noise. Why go any further? If the noise is from springs touching, and springs are designed to touch?

Simple, because if the silencers are masking a hidden issue, I want to know what it is! The technical engineer in me requires it! If the lower nuts were loose, how long before they fell off?

 

[SK GT]

Mine is doing the same thing Scott, with every single thing torqued to spec and the springs are in correctly.

Hopefully the silencers do silent it but it is still rather annoying.

 

[roadracergt]

Hasn't it been accepted that these springs were designed to touch? My noise came only from the springs touching. I don't see how having a loose strut nut would make the springs touch causing noise. The noise is gone with silencers. I kind of believe everyone has this but only a few are sensitive to the noise. Can someone without any noise take pics of the spring and check for wear marks?

The springs on my 15 have the same witness marks in which progressive top coils touch each other in which they are designed, no noises. Even a linear spring touches on the top coil when compressed.

You are right loose fasteners have nothing to do with the spring, but a loose upper strut mount, end link and lower strut bolts will definitely cause suspension movement and knock noises.

I will take some pics on Monday.

 

[SK GT]

Well the silencers are in.

Before installing them today I drove to a suspension shop that does hot rods, resto mods, and lifted trucks for them to check all torque specs on the front for a good before and after. Once they verified that everything was to spec(I knew it was as we have triple checked this) I took it for a test drive and still heard the noise.

I got it home and put the silencers and did take a picture of one side where you can see the rubbing/wear marks on the coils. The picture isn't the best but gives you an idea. From the short drive after the silencers I can say it does seem like the noise is gone. It was getting dark so I will drive it more and report back after a few days.

I still don't see how some have/don't have the marks on their springs. I have adding nothing to the front of the car that would add excess weight. Only a strut tower bar from ford racing and the PP cars come with them.

-SK

 

[ultimate warrior]

if i end up with a set of steedas for xmas ill be hitting them up for the silencers if they dont include them.

this cant be that hard to figure out.

 

[Tribefan]

Ok, I'm about to lose my mind. I've had a metallic clunking sound since I've installed my Steeda springs. I've reinstalled them, just in case I messed something up the first time. I've retorqued everything (strut bolts 185 ft-lbs, camber bolts 125, end links to 85 + red loctite, strut nut until snug with impact, strut mount nuts to 49, and caliper bolts to 85). I don't see any signs of the wear marks like most of you are showing so I don't know if the noise I'm hearing is the springs compressing against each other. Sometimes I get the noise over small bumps/dips, sometimes I only get it over larger ones. Anyone have any suggestions?

(For what it's worth, I'm not saying the problem is the springs. I just don't know what the possible cause of the noise is and I'm just looking for suggestions.)

 

[ScottsGT]

Ok, I'm about to lose my mind. I've had a metallic clunking sound since I've installed my Steeda springs. I've reinstalled them, just in case I messed something up the first time. I've retorqued everything (strut bolts 185 ft-lbs, camber bolts 125, end links to 85 + red loctite, strut nut until snug with impact, strut mount nuts to 49, and caliper bolts to 85). I don't see any signs of the wear marks like most of you are showing so I don't know if the noise I'm hearing is the springs compressing against each other. Sometimes I get the noise over small bumps/dips, sometimes I only get it over larger ones. Anyone have any suggestions?

(For what it's worth, I'm not saying the problem is the springs. I just don't know what the possible cause of the noise is and I'm just looking for suggestions.)

This was one of my issues too. Impact can't impact against a strut that wants to spin. I was only at 60-65 ft lbs torque. 76 lbs is spec. Mike at Steeda told me I'm safe to take it to 80.

 

[cyandhappiness]

Just finished the install last weekend

There were loud banging from the back when going over bump, it was the rear upper shock the 2 bolts not tightened enough, just like 1/4 turn more solved it.

The driver side front was loud also, took off the wheel, everything seems tight and within the spec. However when I uses the jack to simulate load the end links that connect to the struct popped loose with about 1-2 thread length. I used the open wrench to hold the back again and impact wrench that damn bolt all the way in.

When it comes to suspension things, seems like problem can't be seen until the car is under-load...

 

[BBB]

I pulled my wheel off and mine are definitely rubbing too. David, how do I get some silencer rubbers from you?

 

[ultimate warrior]

Hi Steeda!

I just received a set of your progressive springs for christmas.

When are the springs going to be revised to remove the clunking issue? I'd hate to install them and then have to come onto a forum and complain about them.

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