Squeaky rear end
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My ss does the same thing. Pretty much all it is is the springs. You could try greasing them but i don't know if that'll work. I haven't tried it on mine. I usually turn the radio up to drown out the noise! ha. Hope i helped.
I thought it was my shocks as well. I replaced my rears with some koni shocks and I still have the same noise when I go over a speed bump. I've read a couple of "what's this squeak" threads and they all seem to be attributed to different components. From the simplest fix (greasing bushings) to others that are a little more involved, they are not all the same.
Found it I think tonight, something in my T-top latch. I pulled the handle slightly to put a little pressure on it (locked so it can't open) and it seems the squeaking stopped. Stupid me can't remember whether I heard the squeaking with the t-tops off or not.
Oh, and btw, it is brake, not break - you don't want brakes breaking
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to add onto this...i have ALOT of squeaks after i installed new springs/struts all around. They've been on about a month now but still squeak like mad.What do you grease exactly? Any help is appreciated.
mine squeaks all around when driving around alot. as in i can stop my car and go push on it above the tires and it squeaks. Also when i floor it it squeaks around the rear end. never been able to figure it out tho...i assumed bad shocks
My passengers side rear end of the car makes a very loud squeaking sound when its cold outside. Also does it almost every time i take a turn and punch it. Have no idea what it is.
my *** squeaks too
It's done it when its around 50 degrees out since I bought the car new. I never have looked into it since I usually don't drive the car in the winter. I think it's just the bushings and a little grease will probably fix it.
It's done it when its around 50 degrees out since I bought the car new. I never have looked into it since I usually don't drive the car in the winter. I think it's just the bushings and a little grease will probably fix it. 
When I have a squeak, I open the rear hatch and stand in the trunk, then make the car jump a little, to see if I can still hear it. From there, I determine if it's internal or external.
So far, it has always been external. In my cases, I've had squeaky:
1) lower control arm bushings (lubed to fix)
2) swaybar endlinks (lubed to fix)
3) panhard bar ends (lubed to fix)
4) springs (the rubber isolator wasn't centered quite right, so I had the spring scraping on the body)
Hope that helps.
-Mike
So far, it has always been external. In my cases, I've had squeaky:
1) lower control arm bushings (lubed to fix)
2) swaybar endlinks (lubed to fix)
3) panhard bar ends (lubed to fix)
4) springs (the rubber isolator wasn't centered quite right, so I had the spring scraping on the body)
Hope that helps.
-Mike
