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      03-11-2026, 12:52 PM   #1
pestilence
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Help diagnose front suspension squeak creak **Fixed**

Can anyone help me with this? I have a squeaking/creaking sound coming from the driver side front suspension. It is SUPER loud I was in a parking lot yesterday and people 50 yards away were turning to see what it was. I CANNOT figure out where it's coming from, I even bought a listening ear, but it sounds like it's coming from everywhere in the suspension. It occurs when going over bumps and the slighest uneven roads and also when turning. I don't really hear it at speed but that's not to say that it's not occurring. I don't hear it when braking unless the road prior to the stop is uneven. The best way I can describe it is sounds like when you open a creaky door. I checked the control arms and ball joints with the suspension assembled and I'm not seeing any excess wheel movement. I'm thinking maybe I hear it from the strut? maybe? I sprayed some wd-40 on the control arm bushings just to see if the sound went away and it did not. The easiest way to show this to other people is to jack up and let down the car. In the first video the clicking sound at the very beginning is the suspension while the car is being jacked up not the jack. The creaking/squeaking when letting it down is, well that's the suspension too.

https://youtube.com/shorts/d8GtZhOx3RY?feature=share

https://youtube.com/shorts/c6bnI0RNELY?feature=share

Last edited by pestilence; 03-30-2026 at 08:17 AM.. Reason: problem resolved
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