dynodave

I'm installing Tokico lowering springs and I'm wondering what to do about isolators. Should I go rubber, urethane or no isolators at all. Springs should lower car about 1 1/2". My concern is noise without isolators. Any advice would be appreciated..

jbenge

iTrader: (2)

I used heater hose on mine and it worked well with no noise.

dynodave

Do they have top and bottom isolators like my Mustang did?

jbenge

iTrader: (2)

The fronts have a piece of rubber on the top of the spring and nothing on the bottom. I wrapped some electrical tape around the top coil of the spring and the rubber isolater to keep it from falling off during installation.

The rear springs have an isolator on the top, nothing on the bottom. I removed the isolator and pushed a heater hose onto the first coil to keep it from making noise on the rear.

BMR Tech

The heater hose if a very popular mod. Before you install them, take your springs to a parts store and find a small diameter heater hose you can cut down and slide over the spring. Should work just fine and keep things quiet!

- Kevin

charliemccraney

Are the rear isolators the same as the front? I only find the front application everywhere I've looked.

Tibo

iTrader: (15)

Really, skip the isolators and use heater hose. It seems to work just as well, I can atest.

charliemccraney

I might use heater hose. But are the isolators the same?

Tibo

iTrader: (15)

From my car, the rear isolators were thicker than the fronts. The rears were about an inch and the fronts were 1/4 inch or so.