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I installed Steeda billet shock mounts on top of Steeda shocks, and the driver's side developed a big rattle sound after a week. Metal on metal, like some bracket was loose somewhere. And of course, this was coincident with a build that included springs, bars, lockout, etc. I really thought the sound would have been the mount against the car body.
I confirmed this by driving up and down my bumpy street with no shock installed.
I used a vice grip on the shaft to tighten the top nut a little more. Then the rattle was gone. It did not seem like I tightened the nut much more at all.
The billet mount is obviously very butch in design, but the means to tighten the top nut is very challenging - compromised in my opinion. I think they could make a taller hex section of the top nut, so that it is proud enough to use a box end wrench with the smaller box wrench at the shaft's end. Or perhaps grind a pair of flats in the top of the shaft. The design really needs a running ECO.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
I confirmed this by driving up and down my bumpy street with no shock installed.
I used a vice grip on the shaft to tighten the top nut a little more. Then the rattle was gone. It did not seem like I tightened the nut much more at all.
The billet mount is obviously very butch in design, but the means to tighten the top nut is very challenging - compromised in my opinion. I think they could make a taller hex section of the top nut, so that it is proud enough to use a box end wrench with the smaller box wrench at the shaft's end. Or perhaps grind a pair of flats in the top of the shaft. The design really needs a running ECO.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
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