hose mod squeaking....
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hose mod squeaking.... anyone have this problem? this is extremely annoying, the hose wraps around the entire coil and then some...no metal is touching the body of the car.
yet it sounds like I have mice back there.
Chad
yet it sounds like I have mice back there.
Chad
How long have you been running this mod? Although I understand the logig behind doing this "trick", I really don't think that rubber hose will hold up over the long haul. IMHO, while this will work in getting the car that last little bit lower, you might have to replace the hose once in a while, because it might wear through.
OR, it could be squeaking LCA bushings or sway bar bushings...
OR, it could be squeaking LCA bushings or sway bar bushings...
Do you have poly swaybar bushings where it mounts to the axle? If you do, when is the last time you greased them? Those bushings ungreased made a squeaky mouse sound over uneven roads and bumps.
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How long have you been running this mod? Although I understand the logic behind doing this "trick", I really don't think that rubber hose will hold up over the long haul. IMHO, while this will work in getting the car that last little bit lower, you might have to replace the hose once in a while, because it might wear through.
OR, it could be squeaking LCA bushings or sway bar bushings...
OR, it could be squeaking LCA bushings or sway bar bushings...
brand new hal qa1's
if I push down on the wing they squeak. every bump in the road makes it squeak.
Chad
yes, all poly bushings are supposed to be greased. There's a special grease the was probably shipped with the bushings in a little plastic tube. If you don't have the tubes anymore you can order some up from summit.
I've got a tube of this stuff. and I re-grease/replace my bushings once a year and I only put 500 miles on the car each year. Course, that's 60 seconds at a time.
I've got a tube of this stuff. and I re-grease/replace my bushings once a year and I only put 500 miles on the car each year. Course, that's 60 seconds at a time.
I would give that a try. I used Mobil 1 synthetic grease for a while. I bought a canister of marine grade grease recently but haven't used it yet. I think choice of grease is ones own opinion, and I don't really have a lot of experience with multiple kinds.
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thanks guys
Chad
I had the hose mod too and I know what squeak you are talking about. It got so bad I put the isolators back on and it stayed the same height but thats 2 years on Stranos and Konis.
Is that true? Ok don't listen to my advice, I'm using the wrong stuff. So even the regular marine grade ball joint grease is a bad idea too?