Why is my car suspension popping after replacing struts and springs?
Suspension popping noises after installing new parts like struts and springs are often caused by improper installation, components not being torqued correctly under load, or binding parts. This leaves drivers dealing with intermittent knocking or popping sounds when turning or driving at different speeds.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1tightening mounting nuts and bolts
- 2checking if bolts are loose
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“it started popping after I changed them, what can be causing this problem??”source ↗
“Thats the kit I used but the pops started after I replaced the struts and springs and only on one side”source ↗
“i recently installed a rear left monroe quick strut, i did kind of a bad job at it. it's intermittent like i'll hear these really low knocking noises at different speeds but sometimes it's not there.”source ↗
Where this came up
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