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Road Noise
So I've had my STi coilovers in for a couple months now. I love the way the car handles and feels now. It's a completely different car. The only thing I don't like is the road noise, which is due to the absence of rubber in the top mounts. I was thinking, could I just get a thin (1-3mm) piece of heavy duty rubber, drill 3 holes in it and mount it in between the top hat and the chassis? I've been looking on the internet for results and some people have mentioned it. I also read that a thick piece of leather would help and not wear as fast. Any ideas/thoughts on this?
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Re: Road Noise
The nuts for the strut mounts may slowly back out due to the rubber being flexible. I'd be very cautious about this idea, it sounds iffy.
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Re: Road Noise
The same thought crossed my mind
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1992 Pearl White LS Owned since 2009 175k Miles STi Airlift Performance air suspension 2005 WRX manual swap Rear wheel drive K-Staff front bumper Delta Speed side skirts JDM clear corners Smallcar grille Subaru XT steering wheel Subaru XT shift knob First bagged SVX in the world Worlds first SVX on air suspension. Custom made (by myself) spare tire subwoofer. |
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Re: Road Noise
The "coil spring isolators" on this page might be worth looking into.
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Jon 1997 SVX LSi Bordeaux Pearl 1995 SVX L AWD Polo Green - 277k miles 1986 Pontiac Fiero 3.4L Twin Dual Cam V6 Last edited by Coan; 10-14-2013 at 09:05 AM. |
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Re: Road Noise
you could just drill a hole in the stud above the nut and put a cotter pin in it.
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