creaking sound after lowering - Honda Prelude Forum

Knight Rider · 10-16-2001, 01:51 PM

Hey ppl.. I lowered the prelude last Saturday with new eibach prokit/and new tokico blues. Love the way it looks and rides. However, I'm noticing creaking noises whenever I go in reverse really slow, or if I drive over little bumps at slow speeds. sound is coming in the trunk. WTF? I read this is normal, but is there anything I can do, or just live with it?

The sound is not too bad actually, when i drive normal speeds i don't hear anything at all. Should i take it back to the shop? will them retampering the suspensions (trying to fix) make the problem worse? i defintly dont' want that.

Thanks

H23Lude · 10-16-2001, 02:24 PM

maybe something is loose. Or maybe the spring is not sitting in the shock assembly correctly. It could be many things... I would just take it back to the shop.

Prelude2War · 10-16-2001, 02:29 PM

Yeah take it back and explain to them whats going on and ask them to look at it. It couldnt hurt!

Knight Rider · 10-16-2001, 05:09 PM

okie dokie,, i'm gonna bring it in.. guy said it could be something that needs tightening up? let you know how it goes..

Prelude2War · 10-17-2001, 07:50 AM

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Originally posted by Knight Rider
okie dokie,, i'm gonna bring it in.. guy said it could be something that needs tightening up? let you know how it goes..

good deal!

Mark94 · 10-17-2001, 02:21 PM

Could just be that the springs have to get used to being compressed. They now have load on them (the weight of your car) and they may just take a little time for them to get broken in. Usually, a recently lowered car will settle about a quarter inch in about a month and this is because the the weight of the car slowly breaks the springs in.

Just a thought.

Mark