Squeeky !!!!
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Drifting
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From: Henderson NV
Squeeky !!!!
Has anyone else experienced Squeeks from there new Bilsteins Sports after installation in the rear.
I dont hear any in the front, and from Undrneath the car sitting on a rack and pulling down on the back of the vehicle you can hear the squeeks, and they are coming from the shocks, not the spring adjustment bushings (which I thought at first because the vehicle was also just lowered), sounds like a damn bird chirping in the vehicle,I even removed both shocks and remounted them, also the spring bolts which are new 7'' bolts, removed the 8" due to the fact that I couldnt raise the vehicle anymore with the 8" becuase the nut bottomed out.
It didnt squeek prior to the work done.
thnx
I dont hear any in the front, and from Undrneath the car sitting on a rack and pulling down on the back of the vehicle you can hear the squeeks, and they are coming from the shocks, not the spring adjustment bushings (which I thought at first because the vehicle was also just lowered), sounds like a damn bird chirping in the vehicle,I even removed both shocks and remounted them, also the spring bolts which are new 7'' bolts, removed the 8" due to the fact that I couldnt raise the vehicle anymore with the 8" becuase the nut bottomed out.
It didnt squeek prior to the work done.
thnx
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St. Jude Donor '06
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Piazzano,
Are you sure noise is not coming from your rear swaybar bushings ??? I've got bilstiens and they never squeaked but the bushings on the swaybars did. I replaced the swaybars and bushings ( Base to ZO6) on my 99 problem solved.
Are you sure noise is not coming from your rear swaybar bushings ??? I've got bilstiens and they never squeaked but the bushings on the swaybars did. I replaced the swaybars and bushings ( Base to ZO6) on my 99 problem solved.
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From: Plano TX
Originally Posted by PHVette
Piazzano,
Are you sure noise is not coming from your rear swaybar bushings ??? I've got bilstiens and they never squeaked but the bushings on the swaybars did. I replaced the swaybars and bushings ( Base to ZO6) on my 99 problem solved.
Are you sure noise is not coming from your rear swaybar bushings ??? I've got bilstiens and they never squeaked but the bushings on the swaybars did. I replaced the swaybars and bushings ( Base to ZO6) on my 99 problem solved.
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From: Henderson NV
Its not the swaybars, I just replaced them with the ZO6 bars and endlinks 1.5 weeks prior to replacing the shocks and lowering it, and after I replaced the sways I havent had any noise from them what so ever, You can distinctly hear the bird chirp from the Shocks when you are under the vehicle and pulling down on the vehicle, and while in the car driving the chirp seems to be coming from the upper wheel well.
And as far as lubricating the New ZO6 swaybars, It is not recomended Per GM, and Fichtners representatives, the new bushings have a nylon mesh on the inside of the bushing that mates against the swaybar, I presume thats why they dont recomend lubricating them.
I was told by a GM performance shop that the Bisteins with the extra rubber stopper and washer that is on the shaft under the Boot area may need to break In for a period, dont know if this is true, thats why I am Inquiring about this.
thnx
And as far as lubricating the New ZO6 swaybars, It is not recomended Per GM, and Fichtners representatives, the new bushings have a nylon mesh on the inside of the bushing that mates against the swaybar, I presume thats why they dont recomend lubricating them.
I was told by a GM performance shop that the Bisteins with the extra rubber stopper and washer that is on the shaft under the Boot area may need to break In for a period, dont know if this is true, thats why I am Inquiring about this.
thnx
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08
I just put on polyurethane bushings on my new zo6 swaybars (and they came with synthetic grease in tubes) and have no squeeks with my new Bilstein sports! Got them from Ecklers only abou 15.00.
May be worth a try anyway?
May be worth a try anyway?
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From: Henderson NV
Originally Posted by RatedX
I just put on polyurethane bushings on my new zo6 swaybars (and they came with synthetic grease in tubes) and have no squeeks with my new Bilstein sports! Got them from Ecklers only abou 15.00.
May be worth a try anyway?
May be worth a try anyway?
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From: SoCal
I had the exact "chirping bird" noise !!!!!
Turned out there was crud in the upper shock mount bushing.
We actually took the sway bar off and drove the car....sound was still there. Then we took the shock off.....sound was gone......You may need to try this.
But check the shock mount bushing...it could be twisted and dirty. I couldn't believe that this was causing all the noise.
DH
Turned out there was crud in the upper shock mount bushing.
We actually took the sway bar off and drove the car....sound was still there. Then we took the shock off.....sound was gone......You may need to try this.
But check the shock mount bushing...it could be twisted and dirty. I couldn't believe that this was causing all the noise.
DH
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From: Henderson NV
Originally Posted by Dirty Howie
I had the exact "chirping bird" noise !!!!!
Turned out there was crud in the upper shock mount bushing.
We actually took the sway bar off and drove the car....sound was still there. Then we took the shock off.....sound was gone......You may need to try this.
But check the shock mount bushing...it could be twisted and dirty. I couldn't believe that this was causing all the noise.
DH
Turned out there was crud in the upper shock mount bushing.
We actually took the sway bar off and drove the car....sound was still there. Then we took the shock off.....sound was gone......You may need to try this.
But check the shock mount bushing...it could be twisted and dirty. I couldn't believe that this was causing all the noise.
DH
I tightned the nut untill the bushings were just starting to compress, maybe a 1/8" from the washer circumfrence.
Thanx
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From: Henderson NV
Here are pics of the upper shock bushings while the tires are on the ground (under load), do the bushings look like there sitting correctly, its looks like the rubber bushings are off center corresponding to the washers, is this normal or are the nuts not torqued correctly.
any input would be appreciated, or if anyone can take a quick peek at there setup, thanx
any input would be appreciated, or if anyone can take a quick peek at there setup, thanx
Last edited by Pizzano; Mar 24, 2006 at 01:14 PM.
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From: Henderson NV
Originally Posted by Jim Taylor
My old daddy always told me to tighten the nuts on the shocks until the bushings bulged out to the same diameter as the washers. Maybe you don't have them tight enough?
thanx for the input
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From: Henderson NV
Well I remove the rear shocks, cleaned up all mating surfaces again, lubed up the rubber bushings and tightned accordingly, went for a cruise tonight , all was quiet for about 15 miles, got on it a bit of the line a couple times (hell its a vette right), noticed the damn squeeking again , son of a b..ch, 
I thought I had the problem resolved, oh well , only thing I can try now is to see if any vendor sells polyurethane bushings just for the bilstein shocks.
thanx for all the input , much appreciated as always
I thought I had the problem resolved, oh well , only thing I can try now is to see if any vendor sells polyurethane bushings just for the bilstein shocks.thanx for all the input , much appreciated as always
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St. Jude Donor '08
I have the same bilsteins on my vette and had squeaks.
Read some hwere in other post about making sure that the rubber mounting bushing is sqeezed to at least the diameter of the metal washers.
I went back and tighten mine down until the rubber bushing protruded out around the edges. This cured my squeak problem. Hope this helps.
Read some hwere in other post about making sure that the rubber mounting bushing is sqeezed to at least the diameter of the metal washers.
I went back and tighten mine down until the rubber bushing protruded out around the edges. This cured my squeak problem. Hope this helps.
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From: Henderson NV
Originally Posted by ajg1915
I have the same bilsteins on my vette and had squeaks.
Read some hwere in other post about making sure that the rubber mounting bushing is sqeezed to at least the diameter of the metal washers.
I went back and tighten mine down until the rubber bushing protruded out around the edges. This cured my squeak problem. Hope this helps.
Read some hwere in other post about making sure that the rubber mounting bushing is sqeezed to at least the diameter of the metal washers.
I went back and tighten mine down until the rubber bushing protruded out around the edges. This cured my squeak problem. Hope this helps.
thanx
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From: SoCal
Originally Posted by Pizzano
Thats exactly what I did yesterday, remounted and tightned them as I stated in my last post, but the squeeking came back, I did notice though when I removed the bushings that they were alleady distorted a bit off center, so I guess Im going to have to find just the bushings and replace them and start all over again.
thanx
thanx
DH