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HotRodWagon
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So my eibach springs squeak when they fully compress. What do I need to do about it?
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Is it just driving down the road or? Are you sure its not a bushing binding or a ball joint/tie rod end?
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if if hit a dip, go over a speed bump...front and back.
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i'm not sure what your you drive or anything, but my 01 got something in the suspension replaced under recall last fall in the suspension with the same symptoms. i can look it up if you'd like. i neatly file all my shit ... in the glovebox crinkled up in balls.
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Try to hit up the pivot points with some sort of a chasis lube, it is odd that a spring would make noise, the only reason that I can think of that a spring would make noise is if its fatiqued.
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well...it sounds like springs. I'll get her lubed up and see if it goes away.
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how long have u had the springs? See if they are in warranty still and give eibach a call.
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sc0tty8 wrote: how long have u had the springs? See if they are in warranty still and give eibach a call.


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