The last day or so my right rear has been squeaking and last night I came out and the right rear side was noticeably lower, or slanted, than it normally is. It's definitely drive-able, but isn't right. Any ideas what this would be? Springs? Shocks? I'm thinking it's the shocks but don't know much about suspension

 

You have stock suspension right? Maybe somehow your spring isn't seated right on that side, did you hit something by any chance? And how many miles do you have? Shocks tends to squeal when blown.

 

Stock suspension with 59k. I haven't hit anything but ill have to pop the tire off and take a look later

 

I'd bank on a blow shock, my buddies squealed when it was blown. Does it ride any different or does it seem to bounce around in the back?

 

It never rode great but I haven't noticed anything recently. The stock suspension sucks in my opinion so its hard to tell. How hard is it to install a set of shocks?

 

Shocks do not determine the ride height, so I'd first suspect the RR spring. A bad shock can help hasten the end of a spring's life, but I doubt that this would be an overnight thing.

Rear shocks are really simple to replace, and rear springs also look pretty easy.

Replacing the front struts and springs is a more involved task, and should be followed up at the very least with an alignment check. It's even a good idea to measure the existing alignment before taking things apart, as you'll then have an idea how much things changed. It's really not that difficult to DIY, so no need to pay twice (or maybe even once) for this.


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It wouldn't be the worst thing if it was the spring, I've wanted to lower it a little. Not necessarily now, but I guess that's how it goes. I notice most of the "squeaking" taking off from a dead stop. Is there anything in particular I should look for to determine the problem?

 

sounds like its time for some D-Specs

 

Ha yeah that's the way I look at it. If it's a problem and I have to replace something, at least it will be an upgrade. It's still squeaking today but doesn't look at bad as it did last night hmmm

 

thats always my excuse to upgrade...oh uh yeah its broke, so....yeah i guess nows the time to show you these new ones...lol i use that alot