[s-cars] Creaking rear suspension - thoughts?

[tony.curran at sympatico.ca]

Hi Dave,

I had creaking in rear suspension BEFORE installing Eibach/Bilstein combo, but not after.

Tony
96 S6

> 
> From: Dave Ellis <UrS4 at sympatico.ca>
> Date: 2005/05/30 Mon PM 01:49:49 EST
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Creaking rear suspension - thoughts?
> 
> 
> About four weeks ago I had new Eibach/Boge springs and dampers installed 
> on my '93 S4.  Over the last five days a creaking noise has developed 
> from the rear and is getting more pronounced by the day. 
> 
> It is most noticable at low speed but I suspect it's there all the time, 
> just covered by road noise.  Standing outside of the car as someone 
> gets in or out I can hear what I suspect are the springs creaking quite 
> clearly.
> 
> A quick search of the archive turned up a few others asking about rear 
> creaking after installing Eibach springs in 2003, but there were no 
> solutions posted I could locate.
> 
> Does anyone happen to know the solution?  At the moment the most 
> promising lead seems to be a reference to front H&R springs creaking 
> due to a rubber sheathing around the spring coils.  The rear Eibach 
> springs I have also came with a rubber sheathing around three or four 
> coils, and I'm wondering if perhaps this is the culprit.  The creaking 
> noise started shortly after driving on a dusty dirt road, but this may 
> just be coincidence.
> 
> Any collective wisdom regarding this problem?
> 
> Thanks!
> -Dave
> 
> '93 S4
> '99.5 A4 1.8t
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