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Old Nov 7, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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Help, spring nose in rear shock towers

Bought the car with koni's on it, switch to tokico to soften the ride abit. Was hoping it would also help with the spring noise. It did not.

During normal drive, springs are quiet, but if you hit a bump or are driving through a bumpy parking lot, it squeeks on compression of the spring.

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Old Nov 7, 2003 | 10:12 AM
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Its probably your sway bar mounts... if they are upgraded, the urathane bushings squeak like a ****. Grease 'em w/ cv-joint grease.
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Old Nov 7, 2003 | 10:15 AM
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They are upgraded, kinda stiff. The guy I got the car from had it sitting for a while. Thanks
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Old Nov 8, 2003 | 06:22 PM
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Tried to grease bushing, but no help. sounds seems to be higher in the shock tower.
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Old Nov 13, 2003 | 04:39 PM
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Squeek is either a lower speeds or big bumps on higher speed.
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 02:26 PM
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Bump.

I replaced my rear shocks with tokico adjustable. Should I have replaced springs or anything else?
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