Hi. Sorry if I sound like a noob, but I am. Last week I installed my rear springs and shocks/strut using a DIY in the forum. Everything seemed fine; no noises or any issues. 2 days ago, I noticed a creaking noise like something was loose. The noise is very noticeable in the car and it makes the noise every time I go over a tiny bump or even when I turn right. Makes the noise on some left turns. I found the sound coming from the rear driver side. I took off my springs and the shock and put it back in and re-tightened everything. But the noise still persists. I even rocked (pushed down) that side and I can still hear the sound from outside. Wasn't too loud on the outside, but sounds like my car is going to fall apart in the inside. Any ideas?

06 G35 coupe
New springs and shocks: Megan Racing street series. 1-30 levels of stiffness, currently set on 20 on front and rear.

 

I has the same problem

 

I installed my Eibach Pro-kit springs on my sedan and I'm getting creaking sounds on the front right passenger side every time I make a right turn. It's right turn only.

Is it because they just have to wear in?

 

might be your compression rods or endlinks....

 

Endlinks my guess. If you have an 04 or older the endlinks were pretty weak. Long story short I had the same creak over every uneven surface. I am dropped on Tein springs. I swapped for OEM enklinks and I have zero sound coming from the rear now

 

I read about this whole situation and everyone is saying that it could be weak endlinks, or that the endlinks are too long for my dropped car.

But the thing is, it's only creaking from one side, and I don't have much of a drop, maybe like 1.5". I read a post about a member who had the same noise, checked his endlinks and noticed that he had a loose bolt. I'll check to see if that's my problem, if not then I should get smaller endlinks.

Thanks for the help!

 

Cool... a few things to make note of... Mine sound only came from the rear right... and then it started on the rear left. The endlinks looked good... couldn't replicate the sound with my hand by yanking on anything underneath.

Aftermarket endlinks are a grip, like about 165 for adjustable ones. I just bought two oem ones because it was about 38 bucks and the first set lasted 60k miles. Just sayin'... money to be spent elsewhere. Here is a pic to compare the old and new ones... notice the new ones are beefier. hope this helps

 

Oh yeah you can definitely tell the difference. I don't have 165 dollars for adjustable ones right now, might have to go with revised OEM ones (05-06). Thanks for the pics.