BrantMcE
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My rear suspension has been creaking like crazy since about a month after my spring install (started post alignment [within factory spec], after tire rotation [bringing fronts to rear due to poor tread on rears at the time]).
So after going back and forth with Eibach, they agreed to send me new rear springs as that was what was determined to be the cause, or so i/we thought. Unfortunately after installing the new springs today, along with the BMR CB005 Cradle Bushing Lockout Kit (killing two birds with one stone), i was saddened to hear the all too familiar creaking still persist. Honestly, it just kinda takes the fun out of driving the car knowing that when coming and going to/from a stop, it sounds like a POS :frusty:.
If anyone has any idea or thoughts on what might be causing it i'm all ears as i would just like it gone..
Here's a video of the sound
SOLVED
turns out it was a loose bolt on the rear driverside control arm. Strange as it's not a bolt that has been touched during any of my installs. after looking at the two bolts only one of them was kinda accessible to me and it was this one. i don't have any wrenches that big and the exhaust is in the way of using a socket so i had went with an adjustable wrench. it was definitely able to be tightened down. The Passenger side however was already as tightened down as would be able to get it by hand.
This is the bolt:
Here's a video. at least i've figured out what half of the car it's coming from. the whole time i thought it was the passenger side. turns out is the rear driver side.
Thank you everyone for the suggestions and a big thank you to Ajax! hopefully this thread can help someone experiencing a similar issue.
UPDATED
Since My car started making the noise again, i went ahead and pulled the bolt that was originally loose to apply thread lock while i was installing my exhaust (two birds with one stone). A tip for anyone attempting would be to get a jack under the control arm near where the bolt goes in because once you pull the bolt the holes in the control arm are likely gonna shift and no longer be aligned. the jack is helpful to pick the arm back up and hold it in place while you shimmy the bolt back in and tighten it down.
Also just because i installed the kit today, i figured i'd include pics of the CB005 kit installed. Sorry for the terrible pics. I choose to carry around a busted phone.
Also for good measure a pic of the springs. Original on the left, replacement on the right. The gap up top at the end of the spring is considerably smaller, not that i'm sure that really means anything..
And to make this post even longer and to introduce even more topics, i just want to give a shoutout to Kelly over @bmr for letting me swing by last week and pick up one of their super in demand CB005 kits. It was awesome learning about all the work and research you guys put into your products and getting to take a tour of your warehouse/assembly/r&d areas, definitely an awesome experience getting to see all the behind the scenes of it.
So after going back and forth with Eibach, they agreed to send me new rear springs as that was what was determined to be the cause, or so i/we thought. Unfortunately after installing the new springs today, along with the BMR CB005 Cradle Bushing Lockout Kit (killing two birds with one stone), i was saddened to hear the all too familiar creaking still persist. Honestly, it just kinda takes the fun out of driving the car knowing that when coming and going to/from a stop, it sounds like a POS :frusty:.
If anyone has any idea or thoughts on what might be causing it i'm all ears as i would just like it gone..
Here's a video of the sound
SOLVED
turns out it was a loose bolt on the rear driverside control arm. Strange as it's not a bolt that has been touched during any of my installs. after looking at the two bolts only one of them was kinda accessible to me and it was this one. i don't have any wrenches that big and the exhaust is in the way of using a socket so i had went with an adjustable wrench. it was definitely able to be tightened down. The Passenger side however was already as tightened down as would be able to get it by hand.
This is the bolt:
Here's a video. at least i've figured out what half of the car it's coming from. the whole time i thought it was the passenger side. turns out is the rear driver side.
Thank you everyone for the suggestions and a big thank you to Ajax! hopefully this thread can help someone experiencing a similar issue.
UPDATED
Since My car started making the noise again, i went ahead and pulled the bolt that was originally loose to apply thread lock while i was installing my exhaust (two birds with one stone). A tip for anyone attempting would be to get a jack under the control arm near where the bolt goes in because once you pull the bolt the holes in the control arm are likely gonna shift and no longer be aligned. the jack is helpful to pick the arm back up and hold it in place while you shimmy the bolt back in and tighten it down.
Also just because i installed the kit today, i figured i'd include pics of the CB005 kit installed. Sorry for the terrible pics. I choose to carry around a busted phone.
Also for good measure a pic of the springs. Original on the left, replacement on the right. The gap up top at the end of the spring is considerably smaller, not that i'm sure that really means anything..
And to make this post even longer and to introduce even more topics, i just want to give a shoutout to Kelly over @bmr for letting me swing by last week and pick up one of their super in demand CB005 kits. It was awesome learning about all the work and research you guys put into your products and getting to take a tour of your warehouse/assembly/r&d areas, definitely an awesome experience getting to see all the behind the scenes of it.
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