Adjustable strut rods making terrible sound 74 Swinger
You can't stand when ever anyone suggests something to look at that you don't think of. Especially me?
Heims loosen pretty quick from suspension shock no matter where they are used. And they rattle. When used, They should always be contained between metal or use a washer to stop them from coming apart. There are also tapered bushings for applications where side travel is needed.
Been using heims on many projects and cars not only sprint cars. Ask anyone with Caltracs about the noise they hear. Because they rattle doesn't mean they are bad. It is the nature of the beast. Some have grease fittings and some do not. There are many different quality heims. You Richard Cranium must have the best as always. Grow the **** up already. You and your multiple " fucken Quotes "
I'm sure your sprint car rattles like a handful of buckshot in a tin can, but that isn't relevant to a set of adjustable strut rods. These aren't Caltracs, they are not radius rods, and the application absolutely matters. And if you were familiar with how the PST strut rods are constructed, you would know how the heims are "contained" and mounted and that they don't have grease fittings.
And the OP is talking about a squeaking noise, not a rattle or click. The PST heims are teflon lined, so, they shouldn't rattle, click or squeak. Especially since the strut rods should have some light tension on them if they're properly adjusted.
Believe what you want, but I've put 70k+ miles on the same set of heims on the adjustable strut rods on my Challenger. They do not rattle, they do not click, they do not make
any noise. And they don't have grease fittings, and I do not grease them. They also don't have boots, so, just bare heims open to the elements.
The suspension was rebuilt by myself at the same time. And actually following the instructions from ya'll here. lol The guy that did do my alignment did use molly grease. Iam going to go in the garage and play around. My guess it's the position of the joints. The sound is undeniable coming from the ends of the rods up front and nothing else
Any chance you could take a video? Or at least a few pictures showing how the ends of the strut rods are assembled? A squeak means something is rubbing or binding up.
You said it sounded like squeaking. You're 100% certain the lca pivots were tightened at ride height and not in the air?
I have the qa1, not the pst, so theres a difference in how it attaches at the lca for me. I wonder if that has anything to do with it.
Might also be worth tightening the rods a little more (I'd probably start with 2 turns) to pull on the lca temporarily and see if the sound changes. If it doesn't change at all, I'd start looking at other parts. Sway bar bushings, etc.
I have both styles of the adjustable strut rods, the one's on my Challenger are the QA1 style with the double adjuster, the one's on my Duster are the PST style that uses the bolt to go through the LCA. It shouldn't make a difference if everything is torqued to spec, beyond the double adjuster version being easier to adjust.