creaking noise in suspension when turning?

**William** · 15-10-2004 09:51 AM

what are the possible reasions for creaking noises in the rear suspension

lowered springs

stock shocks.

recently installed

**saboteur** · 15-10-2004 10:14 AM

Trailing arm bushes or dead shockies. I'll place my bets on the bushes.

**Coupe** · 15-10-2004 10:32 AM

hey man My coupe has the same problem. i got it check out by a friend he said it was my shock.

its was visible to see that the shock was stuffed aswell.. had stuff leaking out of it.

**William** · 15-10-2004 10:34 AM

whats the trailing arm bushes...

i just installed the springs couple of weeks ago...

**William** · 15-10-2004 10:37 AM

no one thinks its the springs??? thats the only thing thats new of the suspensions

**Psyklops** · 15-10-2004 10:51 AM

ball joints? mine squeeked badly before being replaced on the Cordia I had...

**BlitZ** · 15-10-2004 11:47 AM

cant be the shocks, shocks dont rattle. Its proabably.. the chasis.

**civicboy** · 15-10-2004 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by BlitZ

cant be the shocks, shocks dont rattle. Its proabably.. the chasis.

HOW can it be the chassis

**Ghost** · 15-10-2004 05:14 PM

if its a creaking noise when turning, i had the same problem with my old accord... its

1. the bushes
2. the shafts (the horizontal ones)
3. the ball Hub or woteva its called...

depends if its one or 2 sided... if its both sides, then ur looking at around 300 bcusk for both sides reconditioned

**BlitZ** · 18-10-2004 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by civicboy

HOW can it be the chassis

Chasis creaks.
If your chasis doesnt flex then it would crack.

William is experiencing creaking when he is going over speed humps side ways and stuff too.
Its most proabablyy chasis flex.

And the harder to torture your car the more flex and creaking you would get(in time)..

you will learn to live with it.

Its not always components faults (not ruling it out)

Go in an old car .. same thing..

The only way to avoid auch things is to not lower you car. or drive it hard.

When u lower your car the suspension is harder.. it places stress onto the chasis and inturns it would creak.

Unless your willing to seam weld your car for reenforcment there isnt much you car do to avid chaisis flex.
You can try and silconing every panel join nipple onto the car(heard it heaps with the ratlling)

Just my 2 cents worth

**linkorr** · 18-10-2004 11:58 AM

can we get more descriptions of when it creeks?? under what conditions, where issit coming from.. etc. might be better for everyone.

**bennjamin** · 18-10-2004 12:22 PM

sounds more like - the springs in the car - the actual coils are touching , creating the rattling noise as the cars weight pivots onto one side during a corner as the opposite side "rattles" on itself ...

well , my car IS too low and the rear springs are touching coils AND i get the same noise when turning corners !