squeaking rear suspensino

Coming up my driveway, noticing I get a squeak out of both rear springs/suspension on the upward movement of the car after the compression from the lip of the driveway. On a fairly steep hill, haven't tried reproducing the noise with a speed bump or something. Any simple ideas where the noise may be coming from? -B

i get the same thing from the same area. anyone else?

Me, too. I suspect PU rsb bushings, though.

Mines been doing this lately too. I thought it was the cold weather....

My 05 LGT wagon does the same thing. Just had it at the dealer yesterday (stuttering, pulsating brakes and bad .ILL switch, squeaky suspension, etc...) and was told that the noise was "normal" suspension noise.

Mine does also, it seems to be coming from the E brake cables. Can only hear it when the car is off.

Mine does also, it seems to be coming from the E brake cables. Can only hear it when the car is off.

 

E brake cables? Interesting. I hear it only when going over a curb/bumb slowly, like pulling into driveway.

I’m with you all; mine has been doing it since I bought it. I have to drive through those stupid water drain ditches in the road every day and every time I go through them… Squeak!!!

My '05 wagon makes the same noise only over large, slow bumps (like driveways and speed bumps. Anyone ever find a solution? It's driving me insane.

My 05 sedan does the samething whenever it goes down a bump.

RSB bushings! Either add zerk fittings or get a after market rear sway that has them.

I just put it on ramps and bounded the crap out of it after oiling the crap out of everything with penetrating lube. Noise appears to be from right-rear shock system somewhere nearer the wheel, perhaps the shock itself? 39K miles. Still investigating.

sway bar bushings were the culprit for me.

As soon as I hear a squeak from the front or the rear I grease my sway bar bushings. Squeaks go away every time. Usually have to grease them at least twice a year (I am aggressive about cleaning the under body so a lot of water gets sprayed on them).

Does anyone offer the swaybar brackets with grease fittings? Or do you have to remove the brackets twice a year? I have been thinking about the whiteline sways.

Does anyone offer the swaybar brackets with grease fittings? Or do you have to remove the brackets twice a year? I have been thinking about the whiteline sways.

 

I have Cobb sways front and rear. They came with brackets that already had zirc fittings installed. If your brackets don't have zircs you could always drill and tap them and add the zirc fittings for maintenance (its not that hard, I have done it lots of times).

I don't really want to replace these, but does anyone offer a RSB bushing only? And can this be done on a jack or ramps? I intend to safely unload the tension first, of course.

AVO offers sway bar bushings in a few different sizes maybe they have what you need. OEM is an option too if you have stock bars. As long as the car is flat (on ramps) you should be able to safely disconnect the sways. Sometimes a little weight from the car even helps when reconnecting things.

Is there a stock size to order based upon?

The stock front sway bar is 21mm. The stock rear sway bar is 16mm. I'm sure you could call Paul at AVO to make sure the bushings he has will fit, but they are advertised to fit stock bars. You could do a search in the suspension forums for "bushings" there are lots of threads about this. If the AVO bushings are too expensive, many members have had success with the energy suspension bushings (brackets might need some trimming). Good luck!

I don't really want to replace these, but does anyone offer a RSB bushing only? And can this be done on a jack or ramps? I intend to safely unload the tension first, of course.

 

You should be able to get the stock size in the energy suspension universal bushings that include brackets. I have greasable versions for my f&r Cusco sway bars. The universal brackets fit the rear mount area just fine. I would recommend putting the car up on jacks so you can remove both rear tires. Its alot easier to get in there from the side then for access. There is no tension to release per say on the bar itself. If you go poly bushings I recommend using Jegs prothane grease that is designed for poly bushings. Its very sticky stuff and waterproof. I use it on many things.

I have the same problem on my new-to-me '05. I hear it from the right-rear mostly over bumps or rough road. I assumed it was the shock or mount because I can hear it when I bounce the rear of the car. I haven't inspected any further yet. It's pretty annoying though.

I have it on my 06 LGT. Drives me crazy. Probably going to lube up the sawy bar bushings this weekend and see if that takes care of it.

I just soaked my sway bar bushings with silicone spray. Squeaks are now gone.

 

If they come back...... they get sprayed again!

i tried that... twice. no luck. It sounds more like it's nearer the spring on the rt rear than the swaybar. hmm....