Hey, that's my hand!

 

haha im in class so i had to steal a pic lol..

 

No sweat. I'm glad my DIY pics are coming in handy.

 

Well guys, here goes:
all those were all tightned
BUT The tanabe springs comes with these little plastic tubes around them. What i did was i took them off and slid one to the very bottom so the spring wasent touching another metal. Now there is a plastic peice between the spring and the shock plate. The top one didnt fit the plastic tube but its fine. Drove the car back from the rim shop in doral to pembroke pines with absolutly no noise.

I guess thats just a fail in my part.

So when installing springs if they have a plastic tube make sure you use them! They serve a purpose!

Thanks all who helped.

 

^ That's kind of what I thought it might be. Not all springs come with the tubing though. You could always wrap the bottom in electrical tape or buy some tubing. Glad you got it sorted out. Have fun!

 

Yep yep. I wish some one had posted that in
some other thread! But its all a learning experience good luck to anyone this thread helped!

 

I thought I made sure to use the tubes. They just go at the bottom of the spring so that it doesn't come into contact with metal? I'll have to take apart the assembly to check it... right? I'm still confused how this is the problem since we both had the axle pop out which has nothing to do with the spring.

 

Suspension work can be very tricky, any little noise that occurs at one end of the vehicle at the suspension, wheels, tires, brakes, shocks, linkage, etc. can cause havoc on your mind trying to figure out where the noise is derrived from. Because everything is connected together and all of it is mounted to the body somewhere... the sounds travel everywhere and are VERY difficult to diagnose. You just have to get the car up and play with everything whether it be with a jack or by jerking on stuff with the wheels off the ground and no pressure on them.

I'm glad to hear you got it fixed though and no more noises occur. Best of luck and happy motoring!

 

Thanks rubix! Your right its insane.

 

I love working on cars, trucks, diesels and anything possible. Working for Caterpillar for the past 4 years has yielded some new insights as far as being a technician. Some of which include:

With big trucks and heavy 15 liter Diesels... if it CAN vibrate, it WILL, and if it's not set at the proper torque setting, it will break, no questions asked.

When a hose fights a metal tube, the hose will eat a hole in the tube almost every time (very odd to see).

Everything has to be tethered (zip ties on wiring, hoses, frames, etc) or it will always cause more problems than you care to fix...

In dealing with suspension work (cars or anything) A noise in the front right will be heard in the rear left or all over the place, and commonly heard through the steering system if any little noise occurs. Especially if it's RWD and has a driveshaft to transfer (the will dissipate noise and vibration like a bell)

Just a few things, I can make a long list of stuff to tell that's been interesting to see, but you get the idea!

 

Shaun, is the noise you heard was something like creaking/clunking from the front? I have the same exact sound coming from the front driver side only, over uneven pavement or brick road. But here's my thing, I didn't change out my springs or anything, the sound suddenly just appeared a few weeks back.

 

Its still on stock springs?

 

Yep, havent changed a thing. The sound I hear is a clunking, creaking sound from the front driver side. It only happens when i'm driving slow on uneven road or those stamped/brick roads.

 

have you gotten an alignment?

also check all the nuts and bolts, thats really weird without getting suspension done