H&R VTFs Creaking / popping noise from passenger rear
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H&R VTFs Creaking / popping noise from passenger rear
Hey guys,
I recently got my VTFs installed. Could not be happier with the ride quality, but the rear passenger side is making a kind of squeaking/ popping noise everytime I come to a half/stop and then accelerate from the stop again slowly. Almost as if something is unbiding as I stop, like when the rear rises due to inertia and squats again when I accelerate, that is when the noise happens. It also happens I am backing into a steep pavement or driveway at an angle where the rear passenger side gets onto the tarmac first.
It is just one side, so I feel like it is an install problem. Any ideas what should I ask my mechanic to check for?
I recently got my VTFs installed. Could not be happier with the ride quality, but the rear passenger side is making a kind of squeaking/ popping noise everytime I come to a half/stop and then accelerate from the stop again slowly. Almost as if something is unbiding as I stop, like when the rear rises due to inertia and squats again when I accelerate, that is when the noise happens. It also happens I am backing into a steep pavement or driveway at an angle where the rear passenger side gets onto the tarmac first.
It is just one side, so I feel like it is an install problem. Any ideas what should I ask my mechanic to check for?
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Hey guys,
I recently got my VTFs installed. Could not be happier with the ride quality, but the rear passenger side is making a kind of squeaking/ popping noise everytime I come to a half/stop and then accelerate from the stop again slowly. Almost as if something is unbiding as I stop, like when the rear rises due to inertia and squats again when I accelerate, that is when the noise happens. It also happens I am backing into a steep pavement or driveway at an angle where the rear passenger side gets onto the tarmac first.
It is just one side, so I feel like it is an install problem. Any ideas what should I ask my mechanic to check for?
I recently got my VTFs installed. Could not be happier with the ride quality, but the rear passenger side is making a kind of squeaking/ popping noise everytime I come to a half/stop and then accelerate from the stop again slowly. Almost as if something is unbiding as I stop, like when the rear rises due to inertia and squats again when I accelerate, that is when the noise happens. It also happens I am backing into a steep pavement or driveway at an angle where the rear passenger side gets onto the tarmac first.
It is just one side, so I feel like it is an install problem. Any ideas what should I ask my mechanic to check for?
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Yes 5mm. But this is definetly suspension noise. If I go to my trunk, hold it and shake the rear end with my hand, like push it and release it again and again with my body weight, I can clearly hear the squeaking sound coming from the rear. From the rear it kind of sounds like it is coming from the centre. May be it is my sway bar bushings?
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I am not sure if it is the same but when I had eibachs on my old car the bottom of the spring was not seated properly so it moved when under load.
Not sure if that would apply to your situation or not
Not sure if that would apply to your situation or not
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What Alexasa said would be my first thought. Over or under torqued. Next thing that comes to mind: when they installed them, did they put the suspension under load before they torqued things back down? Sometimes that can lead to a shifting once it's back under load coming off the lift. One other thing, and I know if seems unlikely (but have seen it more often than anyone would think), could they have installed a spring upside down?
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What Alexasa said would be my first thought. Over or under torqued. Next thing that comes to mind: when they installed them, did they put the suspension under load before they torqued things back down? Sometimes that can lead to a shifting once it's back under load coming off the lift. One other thing, and I know if seems unlikely (but have seen it more often than anyone would think), could they have installed a spring upside down?
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The problem got solved guys. The rear spring was not seating properly and just had to be rotated a little bit. Works perfectly now. No noise and super smooth ride. Hope it stays that way.
Mine came with it.
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Just curious about camber numbers with vtf’s, thanks!
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All fronts -2.5, rear driver is at -.275 except rear passenger which sits at -3. As there is no adjustment possible I am stuck with this. Don't know how bad these numbers are. May be you guys can chime in. My height is maxed out in the rear, and 35mm higher that the lowest position in the front. Ride quality so far feels fantastic.
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I thought so. Thanks for your help. I'm going to instal my VTF on Monday with SFG Autohaus. If you don't mind, how much did you lower yours?
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Just got it done yesterday.
All fronts -2.5, rear driver is at -.275 except rear passenger which sits at -3. As there is no adjustment possible I am stuck with this. Don't know how bad these numbers are. May be you guys can chime in. My height is maxed out in the rear, and 35mm higher that the lowest position in the front. Ride quality so far feels fantastic.
All fronts -2.5, rear driver is at -.275 except rear passenger which sits at -3. As there is no adjustment possible I am stuck with this. Don't know how bad these numbers are. May be you guys can chime in. My height is maxed out in the rear, and 35mm higher that the lowest position in the front. Ride quality so far feels fantastic.
I’m still on h&r springs, if I remember right my fronts are -2.1° and rears are -2.0°. I did have my alignment guy pull both rear lower arms in by grinding the elongated hole.
It’s been holding up well last time I checked. I’ll probably go with kmac camber kits if I decide to switch to vtf’s.
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