Did you tighten the shock bolt while using a spring compressor with no resistance?
Edit: also, this might be a stupid question, but I'm assuming you installed with fresh stretch bolts?
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Good questions.
I did not compress springs. Car still on ground.
Have been busy with work and an out of state funeral so after work this week got some stuff out thinking I would not find much to adjust.
Tightening the nut was not hard. Not a lot of resistance until I reached the torque setting. Even then fairly smooth.
Concerns?
I thought about new bolts and might have some left from the install kit used 5 months ago. Finding them all under 25nm I question they have ever been stretched. As stated above they are not the original set, 5 months new.
Not only has the noise stopped but the car handles bump better than ever. I have several changes that help this but did not show I think due to non torqued bolts. Summer wheels with stiffer side walls. Much lighter wheels.
Supaloy LCA. New Eibach sway bars with 034 sway bar connectors.
It is like all of a sudden it all works.
Give the above should I proceed with replacing the bolts?
Cost not an issue.
The shock nut can not be undone so I think leave as is.
I am due 40,000 service soon so plan to have Dealer check the front suspension bolts for torque setting. For the mount and bearing replacement I used an aftermarket German car shop in Chattanooga. Still will use if needed but I will do homework next time and quiz them on install work and verification. I can not prove they did not tighten the bolts right but odd so many found this way.
After the above work dealer installed front sway bar a couple months after so that work should be ok. I did the rear sway bar so I know it is ok.
Also forgot to add that with the last front spring work I switched to 034 Motorsports Spring Mounts which I could feel right away but now the benefit is even more. On the way home tonight I have two man hole covers (20ft apart) that I normally avoid. Wife's talking interfered with my driving focus and I hit the first man hole cover dead center but avoided the second. These are not bad items but
In past worth avoiding. Tonight, I almost did not feel the impact.
Amazing what torqued nuts and bolts can do.
Thanks for feedback.
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