Suspension creaks & squeaks drive me nuts .... chasing the cause is always ( well near always ) the spring being canted and rubbing on the side of shock body.
For you younger folks ... once upon a time we used crystal radios in R/C gear and a metal on metal rattle / rubbing as such would cause RF issues. granted now days not an issue, but still don't like it !!
This trick used 20+ years ago, yet still valid to keep your shock spring vertical, lessen drag and noise it creates.
These are nothing but Delrin sleeves made to slide loosely over the body and threads having a small shoulder that spring rests on. The small shoulder on adjustment collar get a clearance groove on the sleeve making a freely rotating assembly. The sleeves O.D. in a good .015" smaller than springs I.D. so no drag there.
Idea works GREAT in dry & dusty or duff dirt, but can cause minimal drag issue if into the gumbo mud where every thing on the cars getting quagmired in slop.
Anywho ... what they look like.
For you younger folks ... once upon a time we used crystal radios in R/C gear and a metal on metal rattle / rubbing as such would cause RF issues. granted now days not an issue, but still don't like it !!
This trick used 20+ years ago, yet still valid to keep your shock spring vertical, lessen drag and noise it creates.
These are nothing but Delrin sleeves made to slide loosely over the body and threads having a small shoulder that spring rests on. The small shoulder on adjustment collar get a clearance groove on the sleeve making a freely rotating assembly. The sleeves O.D. in a good .015" smaller than springs I.D. so no drag there.
Idea works GREAT in dry & dusty or duff dirt, but can cause minimal drag issue if into the gumbo mud where every thing on the cars getting quagmired in slop.
Anywho ... what they look like.
