maxedout96

I just put in sprint springs with agx struts in my 96 max. I did it myself and thought it would turn out well. Im wondering if i didnt compress the springs enough. When i drive it the springs turn in intervals which makes a noise. They also feel like they lift up when i go over bumps and rises in the road. any idea's what happend?
Thanks guys
Brendan

rmb

Didn't compress the springs enough? What do you mean?

Springs are supposed to extend over bumps and such.. that's the point of springs.

What sounds are they making? Just the fronts? When you're driving going straight, turning the wheels when stopped?

Did you replace the crappy plastic strut bearings?

Need more info....

-RMB

Max Noob

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i had a blown strut bearing when i did my suspension.. reused it anyway.. still no noise.. bad but..eh..still works..ill replace next tie i need to take the suspension apart

njmaxseltd

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You need to replace the strut bearings. Sounds like you may have put them in upside down, which has distroyed them.

maxedout96

it happends when i go over bumps and turn the wheel, when im not moving or going slow. The spring feels like it moves slighty. I didnt compress the springs. What i ment was getting them in the bracket or what ever its called that holds the strut and spring together as tight as they should have been. It only happends in the front two. Any idea's? i didnt replace the strut bearing cause i didnt know you needed too. Will that matter?

DJ E-Bam

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Did you wrap the springs? You should wrap the coils where they make contact with the strut shoes. However, it's not nessecary to wrap the whole spring. You can use flex-loom or the stock wraps. The noise you hear is the spring rotating in the strut shoes....most likly. Wraping them will eliminate this.

I run the same setup...and I have no noise.

Good Luck...

maxedout96

yeah that sounds like what it definetly is. Thats exactly what its doing. Thanks Man!

maxedout96

how exactly do you wrap them? I dont remember seeing any stock wrap.

maxedout96

i think i might just bring them over to shop to have them fix them. Any idea on how much it could be?

DJ E-Bam

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On your stock coils there is a plastic "sleeve" that fits on the coil where it makes contact with the base shoe on the bottom of the strut and the mount on top of the strut.

If you don't have the sleeves anymore, just use wire loom. Wire loom is the flexible plastic tubing used to route wiring and keep an electrical install clean.