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About two months ago I bought megan racing springs for my 03 camry. After installation I noticed ride was garbage no quality at all specially when I hit a bump. It felt like there was loose boxes with pots in the back and if everything was loose down there. While installing I noticed struts were blown thinking that was the problem since springs were shorter the struts being blown were more noticibale. 3 days ago i recieved kyb struts and installed them. Ride quality returned however tonight same problem returned. I was thinking maybe megan springs are not good and are too short for this car. Any ideas what might be causing this problem?
Sometimes I noticed even while vehicle is parked and stopped If i turn the wheel there is a rubbing noise from coming from the right front wheel dont know if its because of same problem
Sometimes I noticed even while vehicle is parked and stopped If i turn the wheel there is a rubbing noise from coming from the right front wheel dont know if its because of same problem
Then you have a big wheel which would create rubbing. You can fix it by adding spacer and roll your fender...
If you do anything related to the suspension yourself, you should do alignment... if not you either shaving your tires or risking your life with accident.
i dont think its the wheel there is still space between fender and the wheel. that noise really comes out when its raining or any other type of humidity
then you should go to the shop let them run a check... I',m thinking about some rust or the break problem (not enough break oil, need new break pad, or just need a new disk etc)
Then you have a big wheel which would create rubbing. You can fix it by adding spacer and roll your fender...
If you do anything related to the suspension yourself, you should do alignment... if not you either shaving your tires or risking your life with accident.
That is horrible advice.
Aldo, you should have gotten alignment right after you finished installing the springs. Check to see if everything is tight, and also check the sway bar link. That moves a lot, and if it's not tight it will make a lot of noise, also check if the springs are sitting correctly. Do all this first or bring it to a shop, then go for the alignment, but don't wait another 3 months.
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Alright sounds good yeah I didnt do an aligment right after the springs since I knew I was going to need struts so i figured do it right after I had everything installed. Ill be doing an aligment tomorrow and check if everything is tight thanks
Aldo, you should have gotten alignment right after you finished installing the springs. Check to see if everything is tight, and also check the sway bar link. That moves a lot, and if it's not tight it will make a lot of noise, also check if the springs are sitting correctly. Do all this first or bring it to a shop, then go for the alignment, but don't wait another 3 months.
He said he had a rubbing noise so that is a possible problem. Can you please explain why it is horrible please.
Yea Im better off taking it to a shop they are going to give me the front end analysis for free then I decide what to to. Its too cold where I live now to be going under the car so much with no garage : [ Ima need an aligment regardless anyways
He said he had a rubbing noise so that is a possible problem. Can you please explain why it is horrible please.
bc spacer n roll fender have nt to do with it, it might be his sway bar is loosen like me be4, make noise all the time. i jacked up the car n tighten it. the rubbing could be from the drop he gets, i rub something too.
also it could be yur spring is not sitting in the right position, the best is to take it to a shop or jack the car up take a look, make sure nothing is loosen(happened to me twice) n the rubbing is from where.
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I had the chance to tighten the rear right sway bar link right now eleminated sound from that side im guessing is the same for the rest. I dont know why it would need so much effort to tighten. I will get new ones probably they are too old. Still going to take it to shop tomorrow to see if they find anything else since I still clueless about that weird rubbing only coming from the right front wheel
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