Ive just brought a set for my 3dr and ive noticed a squeaking noise coming from the passenger rear side, it looks like the spring is hitting the inside of the arch, any ideas on how to cure this problem as its really annoying

 

Remove coilover, hit inside of arch with hammer, reinstall coilover.
And Robert is most definatley your fathers brother.
Rich

 

As above it is very annoying i had the same but didn't hit it with a hammer mine suffered from it when the car was too low.

 

When i first got them on there wasnt no noise but when I lowered it like you said it started doing it but why does it only do it on one side?

 

lol i think i can hear that hammer calling

 

have you fitted a rear strut brace?

 

No I havent, im gathering that might help?

 

Strut brace would defo be advisable, just a simple bar of metal with a hole in each end would do the job.
The reason why only one side is affected is because of the hideously bad build quality on the cosworths, with them not exactly being "square", and even on each side of the car, the tolerances were quoted in mm's but a mistake led to this being seen as metres!!.
A good bash will soon sort it.
tabetha

 

I think im gonna use the hammer option as i dont really wanna folk out for a strut brace if it aint gonna work

cheers for your help guys

 

common issue, the hammer is the way to cure it pal, strut brace wont stop the spring touching the body

 

no it wont cure it but if you are running coilovers on the rear you should run a strut brace .........they are not strong enough without.

 

well i did 70k miles without issue on mine,

seam welding the turrets is a good option, running a brace wont be a bad idea, but the cure for the rubbing issue is a hammer lol

 

sorry mate just thought you were supposed to run a rear brace because of the extra loading on the turrets...........get sally sledge out then........dont bother me my whole car is seam welded ..........

 

mine was a 4x4, which has stronger rear turrets anyway, so the 3dr may be a whole new ballgame lol

 

The turrets will be inclined to load sideways, ie tilt inwards under load, this is why a strut brace is a good idea.
I had another sierra on coily's and did 100,00+ in that towing a lot of time 4wd's etc never seen a problem, just run one for peace of mind now.
tabetha

 

bought some coilies to and a strut brace for good measure. Strut braces arnt that pricy. Got a brand new one from a company on ebay

 

Are the collies catching on the inner arch or has the strut brace done the trick?

 

I just bought a length of 1" square tube and drilled a hole in each end!!
tabetha

 

Hi,if these are gaz coilovers i think you can replace the lower bush with a rose jointed item with some off set top hats which moves the shock out a little bit !

 

STOP! Hammer time

Noisey as fook, always on the n/s rear


Luciano

 

dont know yet i have only fitted the strut brace . was going to fit them today but it is tipping it down. will let you know. plus a mate text me saying that the rear springs might be a pain in the aRSe to get out.

 

Another easy 3 step guide to cosworth repair;
Plug in angle grinder, cut rear spring in two (right in the middle), remove to halfs of spring.



Saves alot of time and effort if you don't mind scrapping the old rear springs after

 

I wondered what that squeeking was when i fitted my coilovers , now i know .lol