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carayan
24-07-2012, 08:53 PM
Hey guys,

When I'm going over speed bumps, such as the small/highish ones in car parks and the like, I can hear a very audible creaking noise, or something similar.

Are my shocks/springs on their way out? Or could it be something else?

johnvirus_01
24-07-2012, 09:06 PM
Hey guys,

When I'm going over speed bumps, such as the small/highish ones in car parks and the like, I can hear a very audible creaking noise, or something similar.

Are my shocks/springs on their way out? Or could it be something else?

could be bushes or so creaking or the strut tops, the shocks/springs on their way out is another possibility

you need a mechanic or a suspension place to take a look

Dragonking
25-07-2012, 04:41 AM
You can quickly check your suspension by pushing the corners of your car up and down, if the car bounces back to its original point after you push the car down, your suspension ahould be fine. If the car dips down a fair bit, your suspension could be a bit worn,but if your car does not bounce back to it's original point, just keeps bouncing, I would look at getting new shocks atleast asap.

Has your car been lowered or anything? Do you still use rubber mounts everywhere for bushes? You need to tighten your rubber bushes to the car's height as they stay secure, they might be twisting a bit and just complaining they are not sitting right. If you are using urethane bushes, you shiuldn't need to worry about them as they adjust themselves.

carayan
25-07-2012, 08:39 AM
You can quickly check your suspension by pushing the corners of your car up and down, if the car bounces back to its original point after you push the car down, your suspension ahould be fine. If the car dips down a fair bit, your suspension could be a bit worn,but if your car does not bounce back to it's original point, just keeps bouncing, I would look at getting new shocks atleast asap.

Has your car been lowered or anything? Do you still use rubber mounts everywhere for bushes? You need to tighten your rubber bushes to the car's height as they stay secure, they might be twisting a bit and just complaining they are not sitting right. If you are using urethane bushes, you shiuldn't need to worry about them as they adjust themselves.

I'll give that a go...I haven't touched the stock suspension in the slightest, although I was thinking about, so maybe this will work out for me haha.

Life
25-07-2012, 09:10 AM
Very likely swaybar bushes, front or rear?

carayan
25-07-2012, 09:50 AM
Very likely swaybar bushes, front or rear?

It seems to be coming from the front more so.