suspension problem, teins+ kybs Options

[soven]

This has been a problem that has been bugging me.

my left spring is moving in its position causing popping sounds when I turn at slow speeds(parking lots) around full lock or close to full. It also creaks when I go over big speed bumps. No sound when I am travelling at speed, only parking lots when I am turning the steering at very slow speeds.

This happened after I got my car professionally lowered with Tein springs and KYB shocks. At first, the front shocks wasnt changed because i had the sports suspension(non superstrut). I thought it was the front shocks dying so I left it at that.

Then I bought the Toyota shocks(whole strut assembly) and put it on with a friend of mine. Manufacturer torque specs were used but the noise was still there. When the car is jacked up, the spring on the noisy side can be turned using my hand while the quiet side is fine(does not move). Any ideas?

[playr158]

the crink and pop you are hearing is from the spring binding...very common on lowered cars w/new springs

what happens is as you turn the wheel the spring twists until the static friction between the spring and the top hat is exceeded by the springs energy exceeds and it pops...the easy solution GREASE the top of your spring where it meets the top hat..most people don't do this and get the binding problem..the spring needs to beable to rotate around that top hat. www.evilspeed.com has bearings that you can place up there as an alternative to greasing