suspension creaking

**Eclipsor** · 24-03-2005 02:48 AM

swaybar is a round bar that runs between the lower control arms of each side. Not sure what the deal is with the EM1. On the eg the swaybar mounts in four places. Both lower control arms and the subframe in two places with u shaped brackets. Dunno if that helps. Just look for a bar running along under the back of the car and lube up anywhere it attaches.

**barefootbonzai** · 24-03-2005 03:28 PM

did you change anything in your suspension b4 the noise came? like new springs?

**slidetaker** · 24-03-2005 04:09 PM

I think the bushes of swaybar mount and on the lower control arms are making the noise because the creaking only happened when 1 side of the road is bumpy.
If there are anything wrong with the shocks and springs, it will have noise when going over a normal speed bump. But in my case, it has no creaking going over normal 20km/h speed bump at all.

**bennjamin** · 24-03-2005 04:43 PM

soudns more like , that your springs are not held captive ( IE lowered) and when uneven road etc , they make horrible creaking noise as they are actually moving around. My car does the same....nothing too major to worry about tho.

**VTC-8OY** · 24-03-2005 09:34 PM

i got d exact same creaking sound happening wid mine now.. think mine is my shocks, i took my 17's off n back to stockies jus to b safer, coz i got lowered springs too

**bumpy1** · 26-03-2005 01:02 AM

is this just a problem with civics? its weird cos ive had noises in both my eg and now my em1.

**VTC-8OY** · 26-03-2005 01:49 AM

any car, even a holden or ford

**slidetaker** · 30-03-2005 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by bennjamin

soudns more like , that your springs are not held captive ( IE lowered) and when uneven road etc , they make horrible creaking noise as they are actually moving around. My car does the same....nothing too major to worry about tho.

but my car has OEM stocks and springs, just an upgrade to 17" with low-profile tyre to match the OEM overall wheels size...