Creaky front suspension
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Drifting
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From: Delray Beach Florida
Creaky front suspension
Hello all,
I did as much research as I could on the forum about front suspension creak and squeak. My 2005 has 121K miles (daily driver) and this past year my front suspension has started to creak when entering a slow speed incline usually when I need to turn. It got worse over time and the research I found said the sway bar bushing needed to be replace.
I replaced the front z51 sway bar bushings with new PFADT polyurethane bushings. for a day or 2 there was zero creak. Yesterday it came back.
Here is a video of what it sounds like. I can make the creak when I jack the car up causing the suspension to drop OR if I compress the suspension while driving.
http://s66.photobucket.com/user/tiki...99cbc.mp4.html
I did as much research as I could on the forum about front suspension creak and squeak. My 2005 has 121K miles (daily driver) and this past year my front suspension has started to creak when entering a slow speed incline usually when I need to turn. It got worse over time and the research I found said the sway bar bushing needed to be replace.
I replaced the front z51 sway bar bushings with new PFADT polyurethane bushings. for a day or 2 there was zero creak. Yesterday it came back.
Here is a video of what it sounds like. I can make the creak when I jack the car up causing the suspension to drop OR if I compress the suspension while driving.
http://s66.photobucket.com/user/tiki...99cbc.mp4.html
Last edited by Tikiman12; Jun 18, 2013 at 03:03 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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You will be surprised that re tightening the links will stop some of the noise. I had the JOC suspension put in and it was creaking like crazy and had everything tightened down and it stopped.
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Drifting
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From: Delray Beach Florida
As soon as I get my wheel back from repair I'll be able to lift the front of the car and retighten things.
Would the end-links ever start to creak like this? Or is is just the sway bar bushings?
Would the end-links ever start to creak like this? Or is is just the sway bar bushings?
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Drifting
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From: Delray Beach Florida
As soon as I get my wheel back from repair I'll be able to lift the front of the car and retighten things.
Would the end-links ever start to creak like this? Or is is just the sway bar bushings?
Would the end-links ever start to creak like this? Or is is just the sway bar bushings?
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Delray Beach Florida