Creaking noise after installing vertical links?

[5ABI VT]

Ive also experienced bushing squeak as well. Did the hyperflex poly throughout my entire c4 suspension and they dis squeak. lubing and dremelling slight grooves in them have solved it for 18 years. What im confused about with the bmr delrin links is the rubber does not rotate within the link nor does the metal washer. So all movement as the suspension moves throughout its range of motion is at the bolt which is torqued to 129 ft-lbs:shrug:

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[jbailer]

They were installed 100% correctly and torqued correctly, with energy lube applied to all mating surfaces as per both BMR/Steeda recommendation.

Your making assumptions, where you are incorrect and wrong.

So I wonder how many free Steeda items or how much rebate/payroll your on per year from them?

Seems like the same crowd of people coming running to defend their Steeda heroes every time someone has an issue with Steeda and how the product is perfect and how it must be down to end user installation error.

I've rebuilt engines, installing a set of vertical links is not that hard, but when I had the issue I even took the car to a shop to confirm the issue which they did and confirmed delrin and no install issue to blame.

You're hilarious! So first of all, I never said you lied, I said that wasn't true. Lying would be intentional. It sounds like you believe it's true. If you think I said you were lying, maybe it's your conscience? Don't get your panties in a bunch... ;)

I'm not making assumptions, like I said, Steeda has probably sold thousands of these vertical links. Which is more likely someone comes to the forum and says guess what I installed my vertical links and there is no noise or someone coming to the forum and asking for help because they are experiencing issues, most likely because they didn't install them correctly?

The part I ordered from Steeda (and YES, I pay for my parts) is exactly the same as the part you bought from Steeda. Mine has been on my car much longer and many more miles (about 25k) over a year and 10 months, in the same type of weather with no issues.

Yes, I defend Steeda, with good reason. They've been in business for 29 years. They probably have THE most winning record. They also engineer parts that work together, not just parts here and there to meet market need. While I defend Steeda, you don't see me coming to the forum and bashing other vendors, especially not supporting vendors. I elected to go with an all Steeda solution and have had no issues. I don't really consider it defending as much as sharing success and when someone makes a false statement, I like to correct it so other people reading will know better.

 

[Gibbo205]

You're hilarious! So first of all, I never said you lied, I said that wasn't true. Lying would be intentional. It sounds like you believe it's true. If you think I said you were lying, maybe it's your conscience? Don't get your panties in a bunch... ;)

I'm not making assumptions, like I said, Steeda has probably sold thousands of these vertical links. Which is more likely someone comes to the forum and says guess what I installed my vertical links and there is no noise or someone coming to the forum and asking for help because they are experiencing issues, most likely because they didn't install them correctly?

The part I ordered from Steeda (and YES, I pay for my parts) is exactly the same as the part you bought from Steeda. Mine has been on my car much longer and many more miles (about 25k) over a year and 10 months, in the same type of weather with no issues.

Yes, I defend Steeda, with good reason. They've been in business for 29 years. They probably have THE most winning record. They also engineer parts that work together, not just parts here and there to meet market need. While I defend Steeda, you don't see me coming to the forum and bashing other vendors, especially not supporting vendors. I elected to go with an all Steeda solution and have had no issues. I don't really consider it defending as much as sharing success and when someone makes a false statement, I like to correct it so other people reading will know better.

Well you clearly miss-read my post!
I said I had BMR vertical delrin/spherical links.

A month after install I got creaking, the UK adds salt to its roads during winter which does not help matters.

Anyway a month after the install, car was sounding like a ship wreck. Shop took a look, install was OK, they even did the whole clocking bushes (I had done this anyway), but as a test, but still creaked.

So original vertical links installed, car was returned to silence.


I contacted BMR, who acknowledged the issue that some customers get with delrin vertical links, I have also seen many threads on this very forum with same creaking type noises in the rear and a lot were pinpointed to delrin based vertical links. I had an issue, so have others, what counts is how the manufacturer deals with such issues and in my case BMR were superb.

The difference was mine were installed correctly.

Anyway moving on, BMR shipped me spherical bearings to make my vertical links spherical/spherical, I fitted these and they have being on the car now nearly a year, also gone through a horrid winter and the car is still silent.


For me the use on delrin in the vertical link was absolutely the issue at no error of myself.

The fix was to either re-fit stock vertical link or use spherical/spherical vertical links, both were tried and both worked.

 

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Moving on...

 

[jbailer]

Well you clearly miss-read my post!
I said I had BMR vertical delrin/spherical links.

Maybe I did misread your post. I got the impression you tried the Steeda vertical links also when you said you followed the Steeda recommendation... I wouldn't look to a different vendor if I had a problem with a part.

So why don't you stick with talking about what you know? You installed BMR vertical links with delrin bushings and had issues that was confirmed by a shop. You replaced the BMR part with another one to fix the problem. None of that says there are problems with the Steeda part. Again, it's you making assumptions.

You seem to think UK weather is special, it's not. We get snow and yes they use salt on the road here too...

 

[Gibbo205]

Maybe I did misread your post. I got the impression you tried the Steeda vertical links also when you said you followed the Steeda recommendation... I wouldn't look to a different vendor if I had a problem with a part.

So why don't you stick with talking about what you know? You installed BMR vertical links with delrin bushings and had issues that was confirmed by a shop. You replaced the BMR part with another one to fix the problem. None of that says there are problems with the Steeda part. Again, it's you making assumptions.

You seem to think UK weather is special, it's not. We get snow and yes they use salt on the road here too...

I had both BMR and Steeda instructions, no harm to fully read up on stuff before doing a job and covering all angles, preparation is important. Though the vertical link install is really easy.

The OP had creaking from the rear, I suggest check the vertical links because myself and others on this forum they have being the cause of creaking type sounds, hence my suggestion.

You know here to try and help others, not just posting here to shoot others down with suggestions on what to try and what my experiences were.

 

[jbailer]

I had both BMR and Steeda instructions, no harm to fully read up on stuff before doing a job and covering all angles, preparation is important. Though the vertical link install is really easy.

The OP had creaking from the rear, I suggest check the vertical links because myself and others on this forum they have being the cause of creaking type sounds, hence my suggestion.

You know here to try and help others, not just posting here to shoot others down with suggestions on what to try and what my experiences were.

My point is you have no experience with the Steeda vertical links. You came to the post where the OP has Steeda vertical links and tell him, "delrin bushes are the issue." Just because you had problems with BMR vertical links with delrin bushings doesn't mean there's a problem with Steeda's. That's why I said maybe you should stick to what you know.

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