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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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HELP HELP HELP Please..... ok i instald my springs this weekend and they are oh so nice...... Now my thing is i think it is only the right pasengers side that is squeeking like crazy but not shere. is this normal its kind of scary i dont want to be driving down the free way and the bam the srings go flying out or something.... i instald all corect like instructions seid did every thing to a T..... PLease Help.

*note on the instalation i i had the same problem with the nut turning but not loosening. the key is to live the car down with the tiers on and do the 17mm bolt then jack it up and waht not. i notec that cuz i was doing th pasenger side i loosend the 17mm nut first befor jacking it up and loosend easy. The drivers side was jacked up at the same time and i couls not loosten the nut. so put the tier back on and let the car back down to see if this would help and to my amazment it did. so some one might want to fixt this DIY to say this info or something.... anyway please please help...

oh ya i also noteced that doing 80+ the car starts to shack like the stering wheel starts to quiver did not do this with the OEM springs is this normal?? I have checked every thing 2 times and every thing is corect and tight. any help would be apreshiated.

Thanks in advance...

*note i am a DIYer and note a mechanick i can do it with instructions but othere wise i am shipt out of luck. should i get my align ment done or something like that??
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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alignment may help shivering... and installation of the coil wrap tubing should eliminate creaking
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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what is taht toobing wrap u speack over were can i get it.

the backs were squicking but its slowly going away sould i just give it some time them freak out??

i think i will get an alinement then if u realy think it would help. what dose every one else say?
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:43 PM
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No offense dude, but my head hurts reading your post...
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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im guessing yours didnt come with it since its goldline. they might not have the problem so im not sure. Tanabe throws in a rubber hose that winds around the spring to prevent noise.
Old Mar 28, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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If your spring didn't come with it, you can take the plastic wrap off of the stock springs and use that. That's what I had to do (Spy Drop).
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 01:17 AM
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mmmmmmm
spell check...........
my head hurts now.
best of luck to you.
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 01:55 AM
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Somewhere the English language is in the corner, weeping.
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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I can't understand what your trying to say...
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 03:33 AM
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Allow me to translate:

Originally Posted by Pimpe_Ok
HELP Please.....

I installed my springs this weekend
I think the right passenger side is squeeking but I'm not sure.
Is this normal?
yes its normal if you didn't get silencer tubing with your springs...
Contact Goldline.
get some.. put it on.

I don't want to be driving down the freeway and bam! the springs go flying out or something

I installed everything myself following the directions to a "T"
Please help me. Please note I am not a mechanic.
Should I get an alignment done or something?
Based on what you say below... yes... in fact your should always get it done if you do major suspension work like lowering springs...

*note on the installation:
I had some problem with the nut turning but not loosening. The key is to leave the car down with the tires on, loosen the 17mm bolt, and THEN jack it up. I note this cuz when I was doing the passenger side, I loosened the 17mm nut before jacking it up and it loosened easily. The driver's side was jacked up and I could not loosen the nut. So I put the tire back on and let the car back down to see if it would help and it did. This note has nothing to do with the problem I am having, I just think you should modify the DIY instructions to include this.

oh yeah, I also noticed that at 80+ mph the car starts to shake.
The steering wheel starts to quiver.
It did not do this with the OEM springs.
Is this normal??
Well, yes... its normal for a car with a bad alignment...

I checked everything 2 times and everything is correct and tight.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance...

*Note: I is horibel at spellur and gramer. pleez help I.
I often wundR wif how I can follo instuctions print in english.
Yes we noticed... lol.. sorry couldn't resist.

Originally Posted by grzydj
Somewhere the English language is in the corner, weeping.
bwhahahahahahaha
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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u guys are silly!!!!!! anyway thanks for all the help geting an alingment done theis weekend should i go to the dealler or u think miduse or bigotier can do it??? well thanks much.

**(update) squeeking is almost gone i new i had to wate a little.

***(hooked on fonicis is in the mail)
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Pimpe_Ok
u guys are silly!!!!!! anyway thanks for all the help geting an alingment done theis weekend should i go to the dealler or u think miduse or bigotier can do it??? well thanks much.

**(update) squeeking is almost gone i new i had to wate a little.

***(hooked on fonicis is in the mail)
Wow... do you think that he knows that Pimpe is mispelled? Lordy.
Old Apr 4, 2005 | 09:26 PM
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Quote:

I checked everything 2 times and everything is correct and tight.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance...

*Note: I is horibel at spellur and gramer. pleez help I.
I often wundR wif how I can follo instuctions print in english.

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oh man i needed that.

thanks.

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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 07:01 PM
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Lol u guys to funny thanks for all the help to.

i know what my name is and its not Pimp its Pimp-e lol inside joke i guess.
Old Apr 6, 2005 | 06:34 AM
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Christ, I even lost some IQ points reading this thread.




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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 07:29 AM
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Could his shaking be from improperly lining up the boot and the upper spring plate during installation? I know when I installed my springs, I had one slip on me during install and I didn't know about it. My steering wheel was way off center and the car shook. After taking them back out I saw the problem, realigned them and after the install, everything was back to normal.
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