Nycvic
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Nice set up! the silver wheel black combo is tough. as for me; I have purchased the eibach lowering springs Pro Kit (black coils) and am experiencing a creaking in the passenger side. self install. took them apart the other day and noticed some blue leak under the top strut mount. creaking occurs in low speed travel/turning. but there is no difficulty turning the wheel or clunking noises when turning. also, creaking does not occur when the front is jacked up in the air. thoughts?I don’t know what eibach springs you bought because mine were not red. The eibach lowering springs for the Integra that I got were black and I double checked the part # a million times to be sure. You said they were meant for the 10th gen so I presume that there really shouldn’t be any issues here if at all. I’m not an engineer so idk maybe the springs do have a different spring rate or whatever but I personally just would’ve not taken any chances with buying 10th gen parts for the 11th gen unless the manufacturer specifically states that is compatible or if the part #’s match. Also consider that I only have a 1inch drop and maybe pushing it to 2 inches with some the springs some companies offer could just push the struts too much to the point where creaking is inevitable, not saying that’s the case but something to consider. In terms of any creaking or binding noises, I personally was kind of worried about this and took precaution as I didn’t want to do that job twice so one thing that I greased liberally was the bottom and top rubber mounts which the springs seat into. Was this overkill? Most definitely but I didn’t want to take any chances. Now in terms of any different noise from me, I would hear the occasionally creak when I would get in the car at first but that went away, and besides that the only thing I hear is when I reverse out of my driveway and I clear the curb at an angle I can sometimes hear an audible creak from the front strut but I don’t take this too seriously as overall the struts are technically now always in more “tense” and compressed state then were meant to be so I just take it as a symptom of a lowered car. Also no creaking or anything while driving or going over bumps. Also posted a picture below of how the car sits and the fitment with 30 offset wheels.
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so maybe that’s why I don’t hear any creaking but overall during regular driving and even aggressive driving I don’t really hear a thing. As for the clunking, have yet to experience any and if you do I would take a good look at the bolts and nuts and make sure everything is tightened and in place. I mentioned before that the struts have a certain mounting position, meaning they only go in right one way so make sure that’s all good but I don’t think you’d be able to get as far as mounting the wheels if you didn’t have the strut in the right seating position.