greys2k

spare tire when you have 18's and lowered seems pretty useless to me..so I took it out, thanks alot for the help guys...did you say silicone or W-D40?

Fishfryer527

XVIPER said silicone spray.

I've used silicone grease (found at dive shops) and I believe I've used anti-sieze on graphite impregnated polyurethane


Please don't let this squeak ruin your appetite. Eat some pasta, you'll feel better.

xviper

This is a very strange question. "Printed words" is not like something spoken. You can perhaps not hear the spoken word or not remember the spoken word, but the printed word is there for you to go back and read as many times as you need to.

lyndon_h

greys2k

I suppose what I went to say was would WD40 work? or use silicon only, sorry that was the stupid west coast canadain in me hah

thank you for all of your help xviper and everyone else I truly do appreciate it.

xviper

OK, that makes more sense - just the wording was a little weird.

No, don't use WD-40. It is not a rubber treatment. In fact, WD-40 is a cleaning agent and a short term lubricant/pentrant. Not only is it flammable, it disappears very quickly after it leaves the can. You need "rubber friendly" silicone spray so that it can actually stay and treat the rubber and the springs.

greys2k

Can I use it as a lube and violently have my way with myself afterwards?

xviper

Of course you can. Just make sure it's not a long lasting exercise and you don't mind if your ass catches on fire.

greys2k

excellent...


I bought some silicone spray today...went out to the shop....drove on the highway (the shop is a bit of a ways away) and by the time I get to the shop the squeaking is gone!!! I waited like an hour to drive it and still the sound was gone..

so anyways we put the car on the lift....get it up..and spray the shit out of the bushings and springs..and retorque the bolts...


driving home...fine fine fine..highway fine....and get close to home and (resedentail area) and the in noise was back gawwwddd

xviper

It's not a good idea to torque suspension nuts and bolts while the car is up on a hoist, unless it's one where the car sits on its tires while being lifted. These things should be torqued while the suspension is "loaded" with the car's weight on the wheels.