Car makes noise when i hit bumps.
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Let me start off first by saying i know very little about suspension. Anyways i have an 01 ws6 with stock suspension and almost everytime i hit a bump the right rear area squeaks and its getting very annoying. it sounds like a spring or a shock. The car only has 15,000 miles on it though. so what do yall think?
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Could be a LCA bushing. Check the torque on all the bolts; LCA, PHR, shocks. If you have a friend who has gone to aftermarket LCA's, swap his stock ones in to see if the noise persists. www.Stranoparts.com sells replacement bushings too. Also check the swaybar bushings, 15K over 5 years, bushings can go bad. Put the car on jackstands and try and reproduce the sound while your under the rear by having a buddy push down. It could even be exhaust hitting.
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Originally Posted by 5.3litre
Let me start off first by saying i know very little about suspension. Anyways i have an 01 ws6 with stock suspension and almost everytime i hit a bump the right rear area squeaks and its getting very annoying. it sounds like a spring or a shock. The car only has 15,000 miles on it though. so what do yall think?
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I've never heard of lubing the actual springs...
Anyways, I have the same type of noise and I have aftermarket springs. I have the new springs and stock shocks. The noise ONLY comes from the right rear shock. It is really loud when pushing down on the passenger side of the spoiler as well as when a passenger gets into the car.
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Anyways, I have the same type of noise and I have aftermarket springs. I have the new springs and stock shocks. The noise ONLY comes from the right rear shock. It is really loud when pushing down on the passenger side of the spoiler as well as when a passenger gets into the car.
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that sounds like when my LCAs went bad the first time, like you said, when you push on the rear of the car near the spoiler, it would squeak. mine turned out to be ready to die, and a few days later it fully broke and the squeak went to metal clanging sound as the bushing got torn apart. just a guess from someone who doesnt know a whole lot about suspensions, haha. just know about this sounding the same. who knows if thats right though..
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Originally Posted by JohnnyZ28
I've never heard of lubing the actual springs...
Anyways, I have the same type of noise and I have aftermarket springs. I have the new springs and stock shocks. The noise ONLY comes from the right rear shock. It is really loud when pushing down on the passenger side of the spoiler as well as when a passenger gets into the car.![Bang Head](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_banghead.gif)
![The Jester](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_jest.gif)
Anyways, I have the same type of noise and I have aftermarket springs. I have the new springs and stock shocks. The noise ONLY comes from the right rear shock. It is really loud when pushing down on the passenger side of the spoiler as well as when a passenger gets into the car.
![Bang Head](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_banghead.gif)
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Originally Posted by Soul TKR
I know of this sqeak you speak of!!! ![Icon Lol](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/icon_lol.gif)
I had it horribly... well recently i just put some new LCA's on and greased the **** out of the bushings... well to my surprise after i took the car for a spin, no more sqeaks!!!![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
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I had it horribly... well recently i just put some new LCA's on and greased the **** out of the bushings... well to my surprise after i took the car for a spin, no more sqeaks!!!
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