i dont kno if anyone remembers (prolly not) but i have a problem with my front springs still squeaking after a year....anyways read that if u take rubber (or plastic) spiral wrap, and wrap it around every other dead coil then the squeaking should stop......well i gonna try this sometime this week but first i need to know what a dead coil is........then ill try it....

and if this doenst work i guess ill have to do what i didnt want to do in the first place, which is why ive been holding out for so long,..............reinstall the springs........
TIA

 

I'm guessing here, but I think the dead springs are those coils that are at the ends of the spring that don't actually go through much translation. If you imagine a spring flexing, the center moves the most and the ends are pretty much fixed.

 

They are the coils that when the car is set down, touch each other.
In a progressive rate spring, these are usually the top few coils.
I believe that after a few weeks, if you look at your springs, paint will
be missing between these dead coils. (Just barely)
I think your remedy may work.

 

so can i do this just by raising the car and reaching in??? or do i have to take the springs and shocks off my car??? oh man... this would suck if i couldnt do it while they are still on my car! the whole point was so i wont have to take anyting off.......ahhh.........

please say i dont have to take them off! (only if its true though )