TJ, can you take a pic when you get a chance?

I was unable to tell tonight in the dark, but will check tomorrow.

I've only had my springs (and sways) on for about a week, but I haven't noticed any noise.

Did your springs come with spacers for the front? Any pics?

I think they are called spring silencers. It is a rubber tubing that goes in the middle coil and top coil of the front springs.

Like this?
PDM Racing - Suspension

scroll down until you see the below text. It would make sense if this was the issue becuase the noise I am hearing definitely sounds like coil contact.


Silence Noisy Coils Use Whiteline's new spiral coil wrap to silence noisy progressive coil springs. Most new cars use coil spring insulators to reduce NVH resulting from coil bind or contact between "dead" or closed coils. Many aftermarket springs require a progressive design using "dead" coils to meet captive height design requirements. These can become noisy under certain loads making an add-on insulator very useful.

The spiral design lets you insulate the springs WHILE the coils are in the vehicle saving time and money. Each pack contains 1.5 metres of heavy duty plastic spiral wrap which is enough to do 2 springs.

Check out the image below...... These are the Swift Spec R. You can definitely see the silencers on them. I did some looking around, and spacers seem to be used to adjust the ride height so I don't think that would apply.

I also took a look at my front springs and I do not think the isolator is the issue.

Re: spacers - I'm sorry, but I don't know. I picked up the box on the way to the installers and just give it to them.
Re: pics - they're on the previous page.

You can use plastic wire loom. Will have the same results.

I took some pictures of my springs this morning. The car was on the ground and the springs were not unloaded. It appears that the isolators are in place. I also notice what may be the silencer in the upper middle portion of the springs.

Take a look and let me know what you think! Do the springs look too compressed? What about the shocks?

Front Passenger's Side-- first two pics
Front Driver's Side-- second two pics

I can't see your pictures. :(

Fixed :)

Seems like negatives outweigh spring change for Nismo owners. These springs don't seem to be much of an improvement with noise issues. Think I will wait for high quality coil over

The noises are only over bumps at slow speed. The drop looks sexy as hell :/

Nismo > than all, amiright?

Just double checking with recent owners and those who are dealing with the creaking noise:
1) How is daily driving feel over stock (mine is a base trim).
2) Despite the noise, do you feel the performance is still good?

I still haven't installed my springs and decided to have Baker do all the work once my car gets shipped to their shop this summer.