I have had the Steeda Billet LCAs for 2 months. They were amazing till a couple of days ago. My car squeaks over large bumps and driveways. In my old age, this bugs me to no end. I don't mind road noise but squeaking is evil.

I have an appointment at GTR in a week to look at it. If it needs greasing every 2 months, I'll go nuts. I'm considering switching to whiteline or roush lcas. Any had a similar experience with steeda lcas? Any users of roush or whiteline care to share their experiences?

 

You just need to regrease.

 

The roush has the same exact bushings as the brembo gt and gt500. I think a lca w/ a zerk would work well for you.

 

My Steeda billet LCAs have been installed 4 years now and I have never regreased them, nor had any additional noise. I did pick up a set of Roush's just in case these become a problem.

 

Could be trunk lid

 

Could also be the sway, mine squeaks after doing my rear suspension install. I think I didn't torque the end links down with load on them, or they need regreasing. If possible see if you can grab the rear sway and move it, mine squeaks when I move it.

 

I've got these, no squeaks but some noise in 5th/6th gear on the highway.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Steeda/957/555-4406/10002/-1

 

No noise has ever come from my Steeda billet LCAs. Just applied some Energy Suspension lube on the outer faces of the bushings during the install is all.

 

How do you know it is your LCA's? You've done a lot of suspension work. Have you rechecked and retorq'd everything?

 

I'm bringing it back to GTR in a week. They will go over it and regrease it. I had a friend drive it up and down my drive way and the noise is coming from that area. I guess I'll know more than.

The posts here have given me hope that it's just a small issue and not a poor choice of parts by me. I'll update once I have had it looked at. Thank you to all for your input and ideas. This is the reason this forum rocks!

 

Keep us informed ... send an email to tim@steeda.com if I can help with any additional support.

Best Regards,

TJ

 

I had everything rechecked and when I spoke to them on the phone they said it was most likely the lca.


I finally got into the shop yesterday and the regreased the lca, panhard bar and just about everything else on the rear end. They believe it may be a bad bushing in the lca. I'm bringing it back to GTR during the week for more time looking at it.

I spent 4 hours waiting while they trouble shot it. I am very seriously considering pulling out the steeda stuff and going with roush or whiteline. The creaking noise is incredibly annoying.

 

I'll be watching and waiting to hear the results... I'm at the point of purchase right now and weighing options. I'm sure the guys at Steeda will take care of ya Rich. Just want to see what the end result is.

As a side bar I had a bagged S10 for several years. I had Energy suspension bushings in the control arms. It didn't matter what you hit it with or how much, they ALWAYS squeaked. Just part of the deal I suppose.

 

I bought an energy suspension bushings kit for a 300z I had many moons ago. It had the squeaks pretty bad. I was a teenager and didn't care about nvh. I'm almost 40 now and just want some quiet. I'll post the results.

 

Hahaha, fair enough man!

 

Thanks for the updates, I too will be following. I hear you on the squeaking and creaking, that would drive me crazy. You might want to look at Metco, I read a thread from Mustang259, he seemed pretty pleased with them.

 

I'm in the same boat as you. I installed Steeda Ultra lites and steeda panhard bar. I have had Ford replace the front LCAs last week. Still noise. I may pull out the steeda springs and go back to stock, then trash the steeda stuff. Big waste if energy for me. I called steeda a month ir two ago when I first installed the springs and bar and was told the issue must be my install. I installed everything per their directions working with a master technician as well. The Ford tech that replaced the LCAs looked things over said the springs are all installed correctly, so it's not my install.

 

Hello,

I apologize that you are having issues with your vehicles after installing our aftermarket parts. We have sold 1000's of combination of the parts listed and we haven't had this issue come up. I am on the boards regularly and don't come across these issues to often.

Can you provide any videos or picture of the LCA or noise that you are experiencing? Most of the time with the LCA's ... its not greased properly. In your case ... if it is a bad bushing ... then we will want to take a look at it to see if that is the issue.

I spoke to Glen & our engineers and he has never heard of a noisy LCA. Glen has been with Steeda for many years and even races on the different circuits on the weekends and this is what he had to offer ... "I never have never heard of a noisy lca unless it had heim joints"

Pony - Ride ... can you pin point the sound? After installing lowering springs the factor strut mounts can cause popping sounds. Please email me directly at tim@steeda.com so that we can trouble shoot your issues.

Like I said previously ... this isn't a common problem when installing our parts.

Best Regards,

TJ

 

I don't believe this is a common problem. I've read several posts on this forum that convinced me that your products were the best. I write this without trying to sound rude, the experience of others isn't my concern. The only car that I truly care about is my own.

My car creeks from the right side whenever I go up an a driveway and one wheel articulates before the other. If both wheels move together, I have no noise. I had them installed at a reputable dealer.

This leads me to believe that either my part is faulty or all your parts have this issue and no one else cares but me. I don't believe telling me that your engineer says it never happens serves any purpose. I do believe that never is an awfully bold statement.

I presume this to mean you have never had manufacturing error or failure. You would be the first company I would know of to claim that.
I do not know if your post was meant as a way to save future sales or try to offer help. Maybe I'm sensitive because I have a very limited income and chose your parts and now feel foolish. Your post makes me feel even more ignorant for buying your companies parts.

 

Tim,

I don't know what forums you read, but it's ALL OVER THE MUSTANG FORUMS. The LCA noise is a known issue and there is a TSB from Ford for the past several years. The mist recent updated one is tsb-12-8-24. Here's just a few samples of the discussions on the subject:

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...11-2013-a.html

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forum...11-2013-a.html

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forum...normal-49.html

http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/ind...rm-over-bumps/

http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/ind...ttach_id=76103