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Old May 7, 2015 | 03:42 PM
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Exclamation Squeak: Front LCA or STR.T oranges?



I had Koni STR.T oranges installed mid-february, I've recently started having an ear-piercing squeak from the front, more-so the drivers' side. I don't notice any noise on steering wheel rotation. Noise is specific to bumps in the road, regardless of speed and even more so with speed bumps. The video i posted shows the noise on recoil. Any opinions?

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Old May 7, 2015 | 11:25 PM
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sounds like a bushing squeek for sure to me!
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Old May 8, 2015 | 02:36 PM
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Are you on the stock strut mounts? If so, were they reused and reinstalled correctly? No bearings missing, etc? Those will fail over time, esp if on lowering springs, etc.
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Old May 8, 2015 | 02:46 PM
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No, brand new ford mounts were used when the struts went in - wanted to avoid mixing old and new in that area. Front LCAs and springs remained stock

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Old May 8, 2015 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by cmplxlgc


I had Koni STR.T oranges installed mid-february, I've recently started having an ear-piercing squeak from the front, more-so the drivers' side. I don't notice any noise on steering wheel rotation. Noise is specific to bumps in the road, regardless of speed and even more so with speed bumps. The video i posted shows the noise on recoil. Any opinions?

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I have almost the exact same issue, and so has another member on this forum. I bought mine March 1st. From what I have been able to find on other forums is that Koni had a bad run of struts first of the year. I called AM and I have replacements on the way that should be here on Monday. They also said it has been a common recent complaints with the STR.T's The other member on the forum said his issues was resolved with new struts.

https://themustangsource.com/forums/...squeak-536255/
This is the link to irl4512 who had is issue fixed.

https://themustangsource.com/forums/...inions-536696/
My post. Im taking the car to a buddys shop after hours on Tuesday so that we can put the new struts in. I'll let you know if this resolves it, but I had no issues before lowering, and started as soon as i drove the car after lowering.
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Old May 8, 2015 | 10:43 PM
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guess i'll get the warranty work started with Koni, no sense in heading to Mustang Week with this situation... // Nice, but unfortunate to see i'm not the only one with this issue

just got home from work now, i'm just driving around the community at about 10-15mph and you can easily hear it over the exhaust and wind...

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