Hey guys,
I loathe strange suspension noises – makes my OCD go wild. I also know how hard they are to eliminate, but I’m going to throw this up anyway.
I put Bilstien B8’s and Eibach lowering springs in two weekends ago – at first all fine, and I’m really happy with them for the most part.
But over the last week, I’ve noticed a squeaking sound from the rear right when I go over speed humps. It’s kind of like a rubber squelching noise, like when the sound makes when a boat rubs up against the tires on a wharf. It’s not a clunk or a thud. Seems to only be speed humps, normal driving doesn’t upset it.
I can recreate the sound by jamming the handbrake on when stopped, and then rocking the car with the clutch forcing the rear suspension to compress. Can’t hear it if I stick my head out the door, only inside the car.
It’s really not bad, I can only hear it when I turn the music off, but any ideas? I’m doing my rear sway bar soon so I’ll be underneath there again soon. Thoughts are:
- End links worn due to changed angles (but should make noise all the time right?)
- Rear sway bar bushes (soon to be replaced with new RSB)
- Rubber hat on spring unseated or doing something weird
- Faulty shock. Really hope its not this one…..
Any ideas or have any people come up against this?
Cheers
Mat