Is this a common issue?

[Oakley]

I've been hearing some creaking from the passenger side and i saw this when i jacked up the car to do the vertical links.

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[WD Pro]

Only picture I can find of mine is this :

But judging by what I can see on the right of my photo, something on yours might be amiss ?

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PS : Don't jack your car up (letting the suspension droop) to do the vertical links

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/my-tips-for-fitting-vertical-links.189187/

 

[ice445]

The spring isn't held tightly in place if the suspension is in full droop, but I wonder if that spring isolator has slid down the coil and needs to be adjusted higher?

 

[WD Pro]

The spring isn't held tightly in place if the suspension is in full droop

But mine is in full droop ( ) on that photo, but it's still sat flat on the perch.

Mines a mag ride car if that has a influence on this issue

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[ice445]

But mine is in full droop ( ) on that photo, but it's still sat flat on the perch.

Mines a mag ride car if that has a influence on this issue

WD

It's hard to tell with OP's photo but I'm assuming there's one more bit of coil that's making contact with the car, and it's just the isolator being out of position, but unfortunately I can't be sure. I don't remember ever looking at mine....

 

[Need4SpeedMotors]

I've been hearing some creaking from the passenger side and i saw this when i jacked up the car to do the vertical links.

Double check that the spring is still in the correct seating position. There is a stopping point where the spring needs to sit when installed. My guess is the spring rotated a little bit causing that gap.

 

[Oakley]

spring is seated in the control arm properly, all the way to the stop.

 

[John S]

The rubber isolator should index into the helix of the spring's end coil so it sits flush against the body perch. Something's definitely off.

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