i'm sofa king

OK, I've searched and searched.

My 2002 Camaro SS LE with stock suspension makes a terrible squeak/creak, groaning noise over bumps, going slow or at speed. You can hear the noise outside the car, its kind of embarrassing.

The car does have bolt in sfc and a stb.

What should I check? Do I have to take the wheels off to check any of the bushings


And, I have a weird brake howl coming from the rear. I'm pretty sure its the brake because it only happens at very low speeds, after the brakes have been applied to bring the car to a slow stop. For instance, I can pull into my driveway, apply the brakes very lightly to stop the car slowly, and right before it comes to a complete stop it will howl for just a second. If I come to a regular stop, like in traffic there is no noise.

i'm sofa king

oh, and just to add to the confusion, no noise this morning on the way it to work.

temp - low 80's. the longer you drive it the more noisey it gets, even on hot days

libertyforall1776

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Parking brake dragging? Warped rotor? Stuck/poorly lubed caliper pin?

As for the squeak/creak -- I have a similar sound I am still trying to track down on my SS, even after replacing shocks, sways w/bushings...

metalmilitia606

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The creak is most likely the lower control arm bushings creaking against the sfc's. You could spray some grease in between them or try new bushings. Moog is supposed to make nice replacements.

DarkblueTA

Mine was the end links. If the end links look trashed, it might be them. Spray some lube on one set of bushings at a time and see if it goes away.

libertyforall1776

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Perhaps for the OP, but not in my case -- had the issue prior to and after SFC welding!

i'm sofa king

Thanks guys, I'll check that stuff.

I'm thinking of upgrading to some brake motive slotted rotors and pads, can't beat there deal for a whole set.

libertyforall1776

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Forget the slots, get blanks for longevity.

i'm sofa king

Cool, thanks for the advise

hurley711

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What was the howling?

SSickLS1SS

curious as well

Randy WS6

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I had a squeak & creak in the rear of my car a few years ago and like to never found it , It was the upper shock bushings letting the shock threaded shaft rub the body mount . It only made noises when I hit dips or bumps in the road .