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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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Lately whenever I go around a turn at ANY speed there is a creak in the rear that sounds like it is coming from both sides. I just got the car up and sprayed silicone on the LCA, PHB, shock and sway bar bushings. Drove the car around the block and still makes the same noises. Do I have to take the pieces off and grease up the bushings for everything? BTW suspension is 100% stock
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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If you have ANY poly bushings, it's probably them.
Install some grease bungs from the hardware store and lube em up!
May involve drilling and tapping but easier in the long run.
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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All my creaking came from the worn rubber stock isolators on top of the springs. My creaks happened mostly over bumps or other loading/unloading the suspension. Never really noticed while cornering though.
My isolators are removed now with the new shocks and hose mod. Creaks are gone.
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 10:05 PM
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Like they said, try greasing your bushings a bit more. Also, check your bolts, some of them may have backed off. That would cause a wierd creak back there. Check everything from LCA, P/B, T/A, shocks everything.

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