Hey, i just got my tein basics installed a few days ago. I'm now getting this realy really loud creaking/popping noise from the back shocks. Whenever i go over a bump and the back compresses, it makes the noise. I think i've determined that it's the dust cover scraping down the threads of the shock. Anybody else have this problem? Anybody know how to fix it? Will i have reliability issues if i just remove the dust cover? Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks.
-Chris

 

u need new shocks mine did that last year when i installed my skunk2's. tell you what go over to plano and go to concept racing tell him branden sent you. he'll hook u up man.

 

No, i bought tein basics. They aren't "coilovers" (coil sleeves), they are actual coilovers which is the whole spring and shock assembly.

 

are you sure that they put in all the right washers and all that ??

 

I don't know, i haven't looked in to it. Bobby give me a call if you're free tonight and have some time to take a look at it.

 

yea i had this problem. All u need to do is, trim the dust guards down about a half a inch and it should giv u no problems after that.

 

Cut the rear Dust boot all the way up, It's about 2inches or so.
No noise at all.

 

thanx everybody i'll let him know and we can fix his problem tomorrow

 

Yow I got some tein basic coilovers and I run on 215/35/18 and my car doesn't make any noise over bumps. I can probably say there is something done wrong. I had that same issue in the front but I got the mechanic to check it and he said it wasn't installed properly.

 

cut the covers like they have told you, my friends did the same thing.