Squeaky Dakars : Any advice from others with the Dakars ?

I think so. I am thinking of adding "pucks" to those springs that done have them at the same measurements as the ones that do. Anyone that has done this - any input?

 

Isolators on Amazon, 13.50$/4 others have mentioned cheaper from GM dealer, Auto parts stores

$25 APDTY 035181 Rear Leaf Spring Insert 20870046

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BVRANEO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_70?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AYUN1EXO5XQB3

 

Guess this has indeed been covered a few pages back, 42 pages is alot to plow thru lol

 

Yeah, saw those. The spring place that I am going to take them to have them. And from the sounds of it, it is an easy and very reasonably priced service. If I go, I will post up my experience.

 

I did just that, kind of eyeballed where the factory ones were and copied that.

They were $.50 a piece at the local spring shop, 13.50 seems steep

 

Just made appointment at local spring shop for drill/ isolators insert on monday , then leer 100r camper top install down the road later in day, then install of dakars/BP-51s on tuesday... big week! will report back on sqeek mitigation

 

I put some zip ties in the front as well yesterday and although things are much quieter, it's not totally silent. I'm going to loosen the main bolts that hold the leafs to the frame & hangers, bounce up and down on the rear bumper and retorque them.

 

My shell wasn't ready, ugh, having suspension installed tomorrow, was hoping to have extra weight considered when adjusting coilovers... oh well
Isolators installed, 10$ a pop out the door



@DrFunker @OZ-T @ROK-NJA @Crom

 

F yeah! That's well spent time and money right there.

Did you DIY, or shop install?

 

10$ x 8 so 80 installed out the door at Spring Works Santa Rosa CA , they bent me a custom leaf a few years ago for my 07 did a good job and was happy to give them more business

 

Thanks!

 

Going to be busting up my leaf packs to take

Thanks for posting those up.
Excellent. Did you give them measurements to go by or they used their expertise to know where to go?

 

I left it up to them, I did ask a few things regarding the position of the isolators, and the need/no need to have each leaf drilled and so on , they reassured me that there would be no difference in spring rate and so on. I am a tiny bit concerned that the pads are kind of top of one another, but mostly because I wonder if it is going to raise the lift higher ('cause 1/4"=1/2"...). Also because the leaf that curls under the top spring no longer is in contact with the leaf all the way to the end.

That said my OCD is definitely in overdrive lol , very likely over thinking, etc the guys at that spring shop know their stuff, the end result was the manager and the techs conclusion, and it's it's the goto place for dealerships and consumers such as myself for the whole region.

 

Cool. Can't wait to hear about what you think.

 

@mach1man001

 

So, the day after putting zip ties in the front, my leafs are back to making noise. I am pondering the application of some dry moly lube but am not too sure where to spray that stuff. Anyone care to advise? Crom perhaps?