Steeda Progressive Spring review

[dfrost]

I know I'm late to this, but I've installed several sets, six I believe, I had this issue on the second set. Went through it all, retorqued everything and it went away.

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[snarkipus]

Forgot to mention that the ride and look is as advertised. Well worth the money and time.

 

[Anthony 05 GT]

Agreed^ and no noise whatsoever

 

[ScottsGT]

I've just noticed the clunking in mine too. You can hear it coming from under the front end. And to be honest, I did not use a torque wrench. I just used my IR 1/2" impact. One of the strongest made. I assumed I even over torqued them when I did it, but I'll pull the wheels this weekend and check the strut nuts.
It's only obvious when you are in a "washboard" situation. One bump doesn't do it. My first thought was the struts bottoming out.
BTW: Non PP car.
Anyone know the torque spec of the lower strut nuts?

 

[Norm Peterson]

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.

If you're talking about the strut to knuckle fasteners, what you really need is a torque wrench that goes up to 250, preferably 300 ft-lbs. Last I knew, HF carried a 300 ft-lb version in 3/4" drive (so you'll probably need a 3/4 to 1/2 adapter, which they should also have). You'll also have to hold the opposite side with a socket or wrench.

You'll need at least a 250 if you think you'll ever have to deal with hub nuts.


I would expect the S550 strut to knuckle fasteners to need about the same torque as the S197's did, which ultimately became something like 166 ft-lbs with the later fine-thread bolts.


Norm

 

[dwaleke]

I've just noticed the clunking in mine too. You can hear it coming from under the front end. And to be honest, I did not use a torque wrench. I just used my IR 1/2" impact. One of the strongest made. I assumed I even over torqued them when I did it, but I'll pull the wheels this weekend and check the strut nuts.
It's only obvious when you are in a "washboard" situation. One bump doesn't do it. My first thought was the struts bottoming out.
BTW: Non PP car.
Anyone know the torque spec of the lower strut nuts?

Strut to knuckle bolts would have to be very loose to cause a noise. I doubt you have an issue there.

 

[ScottsGT]

Just got the alignment done today. I had no idea that a 1" lower spring would throw the alignment off as far as it was. Don't have the alignment sheet in front of me now, but the mechanic said the toe was way off.
I'm starting to wonder how it was before the springs since I had exactly one year of driving on it on very bad roads. I might make an alignment a yearly maintenance thing.

But I thought it drove good with just the springs, but the alignment seems to have smoothed it out even more. I'm really impressed with the ride quality with these springs.
Thanks Steeda! You hit a home run with these!

 

[5starr0]

Gave these to my wife as wish list for Xmas, hopefully get them and not have any of the issues being reported

 

[David@Steeda]

Just got the alignment done today. I had no idea that a 1" lower spring would throw the alignment off as far as it was. Don't have the alignment sheet in front of me now, but the mechanic said the toe was way off.
I'm starting to wonder how it was before the springs since I had exactly one year of driving on it on very bad roads. I might make an alignment a yearly maintenance thing.

But I thought it drove good with just the springs, but the alignment seems to have smoothed it out even more. I'm really impressed with the ride quality with these springs.
Thanks Steeda! You hit a home run with these!

Glad you got the alignment squared away, an alignment is mandatory after installing the springs

Thanks for the kind words! Enjoy the Steeda difference

Gave these to my wife as wish list for Xmas, hopefully get them and not have any of the issues being reported

Feel free to have you or your wife contact me with any questions at all prior to purchase! As long as you follow the install instructions with the required tools, you should be good. I will post up a bit of background here shortly from our extensive testing this week.

 

[SK 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.

So if the top strut nut torques to 76 ft/pounds with a torque wrench it still may not be tight? We tried 80 and still no luck. This is after hitting it with a 1/2 inch electric impact. Every other bolt is torqued to spec and the spring is in the correct way and seated correctly. We pulled it apart yesterday.

Any help is appreciated. Still getting the clunk.

 

[BBB]

This clinking that you guys noticed... I noticed it pulling out of my garage a few days ago when I turn the wheel sharp to get out on the street... Only then did I hear it and it was from the drivers side. I have never heard it from driving down the road. Is it something else?

 

[5starr0]

This clinking that you guys noticed... I noticed it pulling out of my garage a few days ago when I turn the wheel sharp to get out on the street... Only then did I hear it and it was from the drivers side. I have never heard it from driving down the road. Is it something else?

That has to do with the torsen on the PP, unrealted but from what i read its normal

 

[BBB]

That has to do with the torsen on the PP, unrealted but from what i read its normal

It was coming from the front though... torsen is in the back.. no?

 

[5starr0]

It was coming from the front though... torsen is in the back.. no?

I had the same question. I was backing of my parking spot this morning cutting the wheel and hear this pop like something under the front tire. Thats what they told me...someone correct me if i am understanding it incorrectly

 

[ScottsGT]

That has to do with the torsen on the PP, unrealted but from what i read its normal

I have the noise and no Torsen diff. It comes from the front end of the car.

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