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Old 10-27-2008, 11:18 PM
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Ok. So I have noticed this creaking/squeak noise whenever i turn my front wheels or i go over bumps in the road(when at slow speeds and can actually hear it over the SC and exhaust)....

Has anyone ever experienced this ghostly noise before? Any suggestions as to what it could be? I'm not a suspension expert so I don't know where to start from.
Any help would be appreciated.

Car info is in the sig below.
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Old 10-27-2008, 11:20 PM
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sounds like might be a squeek in the strut, not sure though. I'd probably start just by taking some carb cleaner or engine degreaser and cleaning the front suspension, and seeing if that does anything to help the noise. I don't know if you can lubricate the shaft of the strut, but that's where I would start
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Old 10-27-2008, 11:24 PM
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sound like it could be ur ball joint, the stock ball joints cant be lubed u need to replace the part
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Old 10-27-2008, 11:52 PM
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Is your car lowered? Did you take the isolators out? Like he said it also might be a ball joint or it might be because you're runing no isolators.
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Old 10-27-2008, 11:56 PM
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Nope. still factory stock suspension in there. about to click 60k on the car.
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Old 10-28-2008, 04:57 AM
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I used to have a squeek like what your saying. I removed my front sway bar and it has never returned. I'm not saying you should remove your sway bar though.
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