Steeda Progressive Spring review

[Todd15Fastback]

I have Steeda progressive springs and no noise at all. I would assume something is wrong with the install. I installed my own and I can see where someone could screw up with lining up the rubber isolator.

What Anthony said.

I have a PP and my progressives have been on since May. Mountain runs, spirited driving, etc. Zero noise.

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[Five0GT]

Thanks guys. We already tried hitting it with an impact followed by checking with a torque wrench. Also re-checked the end links with a torque wrench and the 3 up top for the plate.

Let me know if you end up fixing this somehow

 

[David@Steeda]

It's recommended that you have a professional technician install this kit. If any nuts are loose, you'll hear a clunking as parts will be moving back and forth, this is especially true for the nut which secures the strut shaft. Also, if the spring is not seated properly in the spring perch and/or the upper strut mount, this could cause a clunking as well.

Also, we like to go the extra mile here at Steeda so myself and one of our suspension dynamics engineers just took one of our S550's equipped with our progressives out for a ride specifically over rough terrain and speed bumps. We tried and tried to listen for any type of clunking, although we just couldn't hear any. What we did hear was the drivetrain slop coming from the front of the car which many people are aware of - could that be what you're hearing? I could see how someone may mistake the drivetrain slop for a clunk coming from the springs.

 

[Tribefan]

What I'm hearing in mine is more of a metal-on-metal "clang" over bumps. Not so much of a clunking sound. Last night I checked to make sure that the strut mounts nuts were tight as well as the nut on the top of the strut. I also checked my end links and wheel spacers to make sure the noise might not be coming from them. Still have the noise.

 

[Five0GT]

Tried tightening the strut nut at the top and it seems to be noisier now. I guess I'm going to be taking it off and starting over to see if it changes anything

 

[Five0GT]

Could it be the strut bearing? Maybe since the springs are a little shorter than stock, the spring is hitting against the bearing at the top?

 

[dwaleke]

Could it be the strut bearing? Maybe since the springs are a little shorter than stock, the spring is hitting against the bearing at the top?

Unlikely. The spring sits against the spring perch and the upper mount the same way the OEM spring does. The height of the spring won't change this.

Clunking/Rattling noises in the front usually come from a loose upper strut nut or sway-bar end links.

One person posted that the bolt on their swap bar endlink was making contact with the frame of the vehicle under load. There was a thread here on it.

 

[JolleyRoger]

Just installed my progressive today along with the sway bar (front is fun to remove ;) ) with the billet mounts. This was on a PP car and like most have said, feels better than OEM. Hard to describe, but if feels connected to the road without being harsh or bouncy. And I must say the sway bars have made the car FLAT in the corners. I set the bars one down from max.

I have not noticed any odd noise while driving over dips or huge rough patches on the road.:shrug:

 

[Five0GT]

Unlikely. The spring sits against the spring perch and the upper mount the same way the OEM spring does. The height of the spring won't change this.

Clunking/Rattling noises in the front usually come from a loose upper strut nut or sway-bar end links.

One person posted that the bolt on their swap bar endlink was making contact with the frame of the vehicle under load. There was a thread here on it.

That sounds like it could be it. Any more info on this?

 

[Excelerater]

mine has the clunk also,its small but its there and I can hear it over smaller dips and bumps in the front end,im glad I am not alone .

i really think Steeda's response is lame,to suggest that anyone who installs
your springs be a professional technician is a cop out,if many people have the same situation you need to
dig in a little deeper,calling your customers unqualified is a slap in the face . If there is "slop" in the front end from the
factory perhaps your team can figure out a remedy to tighten it up .

I had it aligned yesterday and the car drives great but the small noise still exists . The dood who does the alignment says he has seen this before w other spring changes
and suggested not to worry and I wont too much
While I do not blame the spring for the noise but It def changed something up in the fronts ends geometry to create the situation.. I will
put the car on my lift today and start checking a few things and figure out out on my own as I always do

 

[SK GT]

mine has the clunk also,its small but its there and I can hear it over smaller dips and bumps in the front end,im glad I am not alone .

i really think Steeda's response is lame,to suggest that anyone who installs
your springs be a professional technician is a cop out,if many people have the same situation you need to
dig in a little deeper,calling your customers unqualified is a slap in the face . If there is "slop" in the front end from the
factory perhaps your team can figure out a remedy to tighten it up .

I had it aligned yesterday and the car drives great but the small noise still exists . The dood who does the alignment says he has seen this before w other spring changes
and suggested not to worry and I wont too much
While I do not blame the spring for the noise but It def changed something up in the fronts ends geometry to create the situation.. I will
put the car on my lift today and start checking a few things and figure out out on my own as I always do

I agree. Yes I understand most of you do not have this issue but there are quite a few reporting it. Nonetheless we will be taking my front apart next week sometime to see if we can fix it.

 

[dwaleke]

That sounds like it could be it. Any more info on this?

Easy test. Take off both ends links and test drive.

You can also look for a witness mark on the frame where the stud on the end link would make contact under load. Search the forum there was a thread on it. I think it was a guy with eibach springs.

 

[David@Steeda]

mine has the clunk also,its small but its there and I can hear it over smaller dips and bumps in the front end,im glad I am not alone .

i really think Steeda's response is lame,to suggest that anyone who installs
your springs be a professional technician is a cop out,if many people have the same situation you need to
dig in a little deeper,calling your customers unqualified is a slap in the face . If there is "slop" in the front end from the
factory perhaps your team can figure out a remedy to tighten it up .

I had it aligned yesterday and the car drives great but the small noise still exists . The dood who does the alignment says he has seen this before w other spring changes
and suggested not to worry and I wont too much
While I do not blame the spring for the noise but It def changed something up in the fronts ends geometry to create the situation.. I will
put the car on my lift today and start checking a few things and figure out out on my own as I always do

I don't feel our response is 'lame' at all. And we never called anyone 'unqualified' - we said 'It's recommended that you have a professional technician install this kit.'

Remember, we are communicating via an internet forum and we are doing the best to assist where we can. There's only so much we (or any other company that communicates via a forum) can do without physically being there and diagnosing the car/install.

Out of a very, very large number of progressive kits installed, it seems as though around 5 or so customers have mentioned a clunking. The springs are coiled the exact same way, it's not like there is a variance from one spring to the next. Once we rule out installation error, we can take it a step further regarding diagnosis/remedy.

We're here to help, we're not going anywhere. If you, or anyone in this thread would like to speak to one of our techs on Monday, I'm happy to set that up. If there's something Steeda can do on our end to alleviate the clunking on each of your individual cars, we will do it.

 

[snarkipus]

I installed these this weekend and had a similar noise. In the end, it turned out to be an improperly torqued strut nut on both sides. I used an electric impact wrench and it would seem that air tools are the only real way to get those nuts torqued down properly.

$20 at a local shop to get it resolved and they didn't even have to put the car in the air or pull the strut ... consider me relieved.

 

[Jonas-RR-GT]

I installed these this weekend and had a similar noise. In the end, it turned out to be an improperly torqued strut nut on both sides. I used an electric impact wrench and it would seem that air tools are the only real way to get those nuts torqued down properly.

$20 at a local shop to get it resolved and they didn't even have to put the car in the air or pull the strut ... consider me relieved.

I will give this a try tomorrow with my impact wrench. Does anyone know what the torque is for the nut on the top of the front strut?

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