Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise]

nytejade · 08-10-2008, 10:57 AM

I had an 02 Civic with aftermarket suspension before the STI and it was noisy as hell. You could hear it coming from a mile away.

How's the aftermarket suspension for the 08's?

samleeiii · 08-10-2008, 11:39 AM

I have the Cusco Zero-2E and it doesn't make noises.

OH8STI · 08-12-2008, 10:05 PM

i have H&R springs and gas struts.....no noises at all

puffxy · 08-12-2008, 10:23 PM

What type of suspension did you have on your civic, and what type of noise are you referring to?

The only suspension that made noise on any of the cars I've owned was the Tiens on my prelude.. they made a nice squeaky sound on bumps which annoyed the hell out of me. None of the Endless/zeal setup's I've had have made any sounds..

Clarque · 08-12-2008, 10:25 PM

I have custom JIC FLT-A2/A1 and they make noise all the time...creeeking. I think I just need to remove them and clean them out. I know everything still works fine.

-Ryan

jph · 08-13-2008, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nytejade

I had an 02 Civic with aftermarket suspension before the STI and it was noisy as hell. You could hear it coming from a mile away.

wait a second... you had a civic, and your suspension was louder than your exhaust?

J.

jph · 08-13-2008, 12:46 AM

i could not resist...

Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise]

J.

paikman · 08-13-2008, 02:20 AM

Aftermarket suspension, ie usually most higher end coilovers replace those squishy bushing with pillow ball mounts and nice metal all around
So your noise and harshness level will go up.
But it's usually not THAT bad, unless you've change every single link and bushing.
Then your car will vibrate like a mad-man just idling.

nytejade · 08-13-2008, 03:28 AM

I had Eibach springs, Koni shocks, and Progress sways. No exhaust. Why the hell would I put an exhaust on a Civic.

So I'm starting to think it was installation that lead to all the noisiness.

***Digitalfiend*** · 08-13-2008, 07:41 AM

Aftermarket endlinks and sways can sometimes cause noise but that is usually only audible to the driver and is usually due to not using enough (or any) grease on the sway bushings. I had Cusco mounts in my '05 and after installing those, you really couldn't hear any other noises.

mikesail123 · 08-19-2008, 09:57 AM

No noise here.Stock shocks and Cobb Sport Springs.Very nice set up!!

08-10-2008, 10:57 AM	#1
nytejade Silver Member Car: Former 08 STI Owner Fav Mod: PB 08 EVO X GSR Location: Massachusetts Posts: 516 IWSTI Addict since: May 2008 Trader Rating: (1)	Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] I had an 02 Civic with aftermarket suspension before the STI and it was noisy as hell. You could hear it coming from a mile away. How's the aftermarket suspension for the 08's? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

08-10-2008, 11:39 AM	#2
samleeiii Senior STI Driver Car: 08 WRB STi Fav Mod: ASM Limited Recaro RS-G Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 350 IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] I have the Cusco Zero-2E and it doesn't make noises.

08-12-2008, 10:05 PM	#3
OH8STI Junior STI Driver Car: AW/Gold 08 STI stg2 Fav Mod: hands Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 55 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] i have H&R springs and gas struts.....no noises at all

08-12-2008, 10:23 PM	#4
puffxy Silver Member Car: 08 STI Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Bay Area Posts: 78 IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] What type of suspension did you have on your civic, and what type of noise are you referring to? The only suspension that made noise on any of the cars I've owned was the Tiens on my prelude.. they made a nice squeaky sound on bumps which annoyed the hell out of me. None of the Endless/zeal setup's I've had have made any sounds..

08-12-2008, 10:25 PM	#5
Clarque Spec C Club Car: 2004 JBP STI Fav Mod: Kakimoto Racing GT1.0Z Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,832 IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] I have custom JIC FLT-A2/A1 and they make noise all the time...creeeking. I think I just need to remove them and clean them out. I know everything still works fine. -Ryan

08-13-2008, 12:46 AM	#7
jph S204 Racer Car: the wagon Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 3,142 IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (9)	Re: Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] i could not resist... Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] J.

08-13-2008, 02:20 AM	#8
paikman Silver Member Car: 2008 OBP STi Fav Mod: Advan RS 18x9. TurboXS downpipe. Location: VA Posts: 747 IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] Aftermarket suspension, ie usually most higher end coilovers replace those squishy bushing with pillow ball mounts and nice metal all around So your noise and harshness level will go up. But it's usually not THAT bad, unless you've change every single link and bushing. Then your car will vibrate like a mad-man just idling.

08-13-2008, 03:28 AM	#9
nytejade Silver Member Car: Former 08 STI Owner Fav Mod: PB 08 EVO X GSR Location: Massachusetts Posts: 516 IWSTI Addict since: May 2008 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] I had Eibach springs, Koni shocks, and Progress sways. No exhaust. Why the hell would I put an exhaust on a Civic. So I'm starting to think it was installation that lead to all the noisiness.

08-13-2008, 07:41 AM	#10
*Digitalfiend* Super Moderator Car: 08 DGM STI Fav Mod: My wife :) Location: Brooklin, Ontario Posts: 5,690 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] Aftermarket endlinks and sways can sometimes cause noise but that is usually only audible to the driver and is usually due to not using enough (or any) grease on the sway bushings. I had Cusco mounts in my '05 and after installing those, you really couldn't hear any other noises.

08-19-2008, 09:57 AM	#11
mikesail123 Junior STI Driver Car: 08 Silver STI Posts: 102 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Your experience with aftermarket suspension [noise] No noise here.Stock shocks and Cobb Sport Springs.Very nice set up!! This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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