Bluemustang
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Some of you may have been following my suspension mods. I am switching to FR springs and shocks in hopes I will like the ride quality better.
Long story short, the work is done and the mechanic calls me- he says there's a squeaking creaking sound coming from the right rear. He narrowed it down to the passenger side rear upper control arm bushing. He showed it to me when they had the car on the lift. He unhooked the control arm- bounced the car- no noise. Rebolted it and low and behold - same creaking noise I heard before when I got my car back from Ford a few weeks ago after a basic alignment. Ford blamed it on my Koni shocks, saying it was a shock bushing.
The shop is ordering a new rear upper control arm with bushings for tomorrow.
Dunno why this is coming up now when it was fine before.
Just to recap- Rev auto installed all my parts in my signature. We went back and forth a few times to solve a clunking noise, also from the right rear. Eventually they fixed it. Drove it a month or so, no noises all good. I began to feel that my alignment was a bit off.
Took it to Ford dealer to basic alignment. Indeed the alignment was off. After I got the car back from Ford the creaking / squeaking noise began. Every time I hit a bump there it is. They claimed it was caused by a bushing in the shocks which is a different material than stock, and because the orientation of the bushing changed during alignment, it's going to make noise for a little while until it settles down. I said this is unacceptable b/c I had a car that was functioning OK and no noises and after they got it, bad creaking noises appeared. They wouldn't do anything for me and were basically like, "Oh I can replace the bushings but you don't want that." I don't trust them and won't take my car near them again.
Fast forward to today - found an honest local shop near me to put on the FR springs and shocks, which I thought would solve the problem. Although I didn't bring it in to solve a problem. I did it because I wanted different springs and shocks. Fixing the noise IMO was just a secondary benefit.
Is it possible this control arm has been the issue all along? Why would it have been fine after I got it from Rev auto and now it's not? I'm almost thinking that Ford messed something up during the alignment that has caused this. Obviously I can't prove that and I don't want the hassle. I just want my suspension good again and no noises. I just can't catch a break here guys. I wanted to improve my car and certainly didn't want to deal with this crap. I'm at my wits end here. After this is done, I don't want to hear about suspension any longer. It's become a bigger headache than it's worth. My family is making fun of me for this and acting like I'm crazy to want to upgrade my suspension. And I'm beginning to think they are right which is worse.
Any insight guys?
Long story short, the work is done and the mechanic calls me- he says there's a squeaking creaking sound coming from the right rear. He narrowed it down to the passenger side rear upper control arm bushing. He showed it to me when they had the car on the lift. He unhooked the control arm- bounced the car- no noise. Rebolted it and low and behold - same creaking noise I heard before when I got my car back from Ford a few weeks ago after a basic alignment. Ford blamed it on my Koni shocks, saying it was a shock bushing.
The shop is ordering a new rear upper control arm with bushings for tomorrow.
Dunno why this is coming up now when it was fine before.
Just to recap- Rev auto installed all my parts in my signature. We went back and forth a few times to solve a clunking noise, also from the right rear. Eventually they fixed it. Drove it a month or so, no noises all good. I began to feel that my alignment was a bit off.
Took it to Ford dealer to basic alignment. Indeed the alignment was off. After I got the car back from Ford the creaking / squeaking noise began. Every time I hit a bump there it is. They claimed it was caused by a bushing in the shocks which is a different material than stock, and because the orientation of the bushing changed during alignment, it's going to make noise for a little while until it settles down. I said this is unacceptable b/c I had a car that was functioning OK and no noises and after they got it, bad creaking noises appeared. They wouldn't do anything for me and were basically like, "Oh I can replace the bushings but you don't want that." I don't trust them and won't take my car near them again.
Fast forward to today - found an honest local shop near me to put on the FR springs and shocks, which I thought would solve the problem. Although I didn't bring it in to solve a problem. I did it because I wanted different springs and shocks. Fixing the noise IMO was just a secondary benefit.
Is it possible this control arm has been the issue all along? Why would it have been fine after I got it from Rev auto and now it's not? I'm almost thinking that Ford messed something up during the alignment that has caused this. Obviously I can't prove that and I don't want the hassle. I just want my suspension good again and no noises. I just can't catch a break here guys. I wanted to improve my car and certainly didn't want to deal with this crap. I'm at my wits end here. After this is done, I don't want to hear about suspension any longer. It's become a bigger headache than it's worth. My family is making fun of me for this and acting like I'm crazy to want to upgrade my suspension. And I'm beginning to think they are right which is worse.
Any insight guys?
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