After installing my lowering springs, the rear of my car is making noises when I hit small bumps in the road. It's not my struts because they are working fine. My theory is that the springs did not settle properly when I installed them. If so, how do I correct that without have to repeat the whole installation process again?

 

spray with wd40 or something and be patient keep driving on them, did you put the rubber tops on?...

 

yes i did put the rubber tops on

 

Did you pre-load the suspension bushings before tightening everything up and putting the car back on the ground? Your bushings could be squeaking due to them being twisted or torqued out of the norm.

 

You know what... I might have to replace the bushings because my cousin told me to cut them in half... could that be the problem?

 

^^ wait you cut the bushings? what bushings did you cut!? why would you do that??
or are you talking about the bump stops on the shock piston? you would need to cut those in have or the car may ride on them.

did you lift the car off the stands when you toruqed it??

 

The car was lifted when I torqued it... do I have to take the car off the jack and torque it again? If so, that shouldn't be a problem... I think I cut the bump stops in half (I thought those were the bushings)...

 

i would remove evything, and put it back in and spray, penitrating lube (sp) on the bolts and bushings, then lift it back up and re toruqe them.

when i re toruqed mine i didnt put it on stands just jacked her up and did it. but i also didnt remove anything.
when you remved the shocks did you drop the control arm, or just unbolt the fork and pull the shock out?
check, i hope you cut the bump stop, if not your going to have some issues.

 

The bump stop... HOLY CRAP no i didn't cut that part... wth lol...



I removed the fork in the front... from what I've heard... that wasn't necessary... I am such a dam noob LOL so i did cut the dam rubber part... the wrong part... I am going to kill my cousin LOL

 

take a pic of what you cut....
no droping the lca is not necessary.

make guess is there is your noise.

 

The LCA is making the noise????

 

I don't have a picture of what I cut... but i think it is called the strut mount The black rubber part... came with 2 of them and I cut one of them in half for some stupid reason... LOL... I am really going to kill my cousin now LOL

 

i doubt the lca would make this noise because you didnt mess with it.
what ever you cut will need to be removed or replaced. that pic looks like what comes on the dust boot. and way he told you to cut it idk.
sorry but your cousin is a idoit and has no bussiness telling you what to cut in half.