Ok, So, I installed ITR suspension on my Integra GS-R and is as follows:

1) Brand new ITR rear LCA's
2) Brand new Bilstein Sport (Race) struts (1st perch from top with lower spring base position)
3) Comptech lowering springs (used in excellent condition)
4) All new bolts (cut off old ones due to rustage), re-used stock top hats, bushings etc
5) Ebay variety rear strut bar (ITR replica)
6) Ebay variety C pillar bar

Still need to do ITR rear swaybar, but I want to address the current problem....

When I hit bumps and coming down driveways etc, there is a promiment squeaking/squishing noise coming from both sides and more so from the passengers side rear. Its not the air displacement noise of the strut compression.
I continue to hear this noise when driving and hitting bumps on the road etc...

The strut top is securly bolted and so are the other bolts which were all torqued per specs provided to me here

I do have a couple of doubts:

1) It could be the spring coils rubbing. Anyone have this issue? Know where I can find isolators that can be wrapped around the springs?

2) The trailing arm bushing looks pretty worn. I was wondering if that could be the culprit as well.

Anyone experience this issue and what was the resolution?

Thanks!

 

I have a similar noise and the dealer told me it was coming from the top hat.

Is it worse when its cold out?

 

Polyurethane bushing maybe?

 

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Hmm - It may be the tophat - Last night I had to ship a package out and set some a big bar on the rear strut bar on the passengers side and the noise increased tenfold

I have no poly bushings on the car yet, so that is probably ruled out for now!

 

mine squeaks in certain situations, and has done for ages. is it bothering you quite a bit then?

 

I must admit - I have an **** personality (not the **** or sex type, please) and what bothers me may not bother others. But, others riding with me have asked me what the noise was as well. Sounds bushing related for sure.

The trailing arm bushing looks like hell to change, BTW!

 

its your bushings on your a arms or something thats polyurathane.,

for example when i did my suspension and bars i also replaced my A arms with skunk2 pro camber kit arms..

two problems ive noticed were...

the screws hit the chasis causing scratching/scraping noises. simply grinde so much off the head of the screw or use a smaller grinder and just make a groove in yer chasis so it clears by a cunthair and ittl eliminate that noise.

as for the squishing and squeaking thats yer bushings.. mostly because their new and not worn.. you need to use grease so their always moist.. and yes when its cold out ittl be louder cause it gets stiffer and rubs more.... after a few weeks of driving if u can put up wit the sound ittl go away do to useage and wear and ull be fine or just luve yer bushings and check yer screws and things for grindage.

 

apu, inspect your top hats, the springs might not be sitting right.

 

Thanks, stunna! I will check the top hat. I made sure they matched up, but doesnt hurt to check. When I get a damn swaybar

 

Try spraying some WD40 inside the top hat first see if the noise goes away. If not, spray it on the lower bushing and see if that does it. Using WD40 helped me find out which bushings where bad when i had squeaking problems in that area.