# Suspension noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/suspension-noise/5375>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 2, 2007, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suspension-noise/5375 "2007-10-02T01:59:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![danny0035700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@danny0035700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/danny0035700)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suspension-noise/5375/1 "2007-10-02T01:59:28Z")

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i just put new shocks and springs on my civic and for some reason its making a radeling noise when it hits a bump dont know what it is and its getting 2 me

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**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suspension-noise/5375/2 "2007-10-02T05:00:01Z")

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Did you torque everything to spec when you put it all back together? Were there any bolts that were supposed to be torqued with the suspension loaded (that is, with the weight of the car on the suspension?)

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**Author:** ![AlanY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@AlanY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlanY)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suspension-noise/5375/3 "2007-10-03T01:12:36Z")

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Is this the front? Possibly the strut bearings should have been replaced at the same time.