Creaking in suspension

[Tugger50H]

Really notice it when I'm backing out the garage and sounds like a bushing creaking. I know some people had this issue with their delrin bushing vertical links but I pulled those out and lubed them with grease this weekend. Initially it stopped it but noticed the following day it was back.

Any other suggestions? Diff bushings? Sub frame bushings? Still the vertical links?

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[Nine]

Do you notice it only at low speeds? I see you have the BMR toe links, a number of people have reported low speed noises from them (myself included) but in my case it sounded like a rattling like something was loose rather than squeaking. Liberal application of WD40 onto the spherical bearing seems to quiet them down for everyone and once I figured that out I've not heard a peep from them.

 

[DUNDEM]

BMR has a post about bushing clocking when lowering. You may want to check that out.

 

[DrDing.Muscle]

Do you notice it only at low speeds? I see you have the BMR toe links, a number of people have reported low speed noises from them (myself included) but in my case it sounded like a rattling like something was loose rather than squeaking. Liberal application of WD40 onto the spherical bearing seems to quiet them down for everyone and once I figured that out I've not heard a peep from them.

[MENTION=18072]Nine[/MENTION] I have the BMR toe links as well and I also have what sounds like a rattling at low speeds primarily. It is annoying when people ride with me and they question it like my car is falling apart. WD40 will solve it? Where do I spray the WD40?

 

[Nine]

[MENTION=18072]Nine[/MENTION] I have the BMR toe links as well and I also have what sounds like a rattling at low speeds primarily. It is annoying when people ride with me and they question it like my car is falling apart. WD40 will solve it? Where do I spray the WD40?

Spray it on the spherical bearing area, just hose down the bearing/aluminum spacers. There's a thread talking about this in more detail if you search and BMR has a lube they recommend too, but the WD40 trick seems to work great and everyone has some lying around. Mine drove me nuts until I lubed them with WD40 and they've been perfect ever since, I just wipe the dirt off them with a paper towel and give them a squirt of WD40 when I'm under the car now as a preventative measure.

 

[DrDing.Muscle]

My god I hope this works. The noise has been bugging me so much I was about to remove all the BMR stuff in hopes of getting rid of it because I didn't know what piece was causing it. i have tightened all the bolts like 3 times and checked the clocking of the springs twice thinking it was one of those things causing the noise. Thanks man.

 

[MustangCollector]

guys spray lube your rear bumpstops on the rear shocks and make sure the shock upper and lower mount are tight and correctly positioned against the two stop pins up top. we have found noises always came from this area. vertical links all seem to give some noise on bad potholes around NY but if properly lubed and torques they are silent.

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