its chattering up a storm.. on driveways and turning left or right.. hard breaking.,. wen the car is uneven..

u can hear from inside or outside.. idk if its my rear progress sway bar or my hotkiss springs or what.. or maybe something else..

can anyone help..

 

its probably the urethane bushings that are on the sway bar. if you dont lube them up really good they will squeak

 

what do i lube them with..
white linthium grease?

 

thats what i used. works fine for now

 

sorry for the threadjack but how often should you have to lube the bushings?

 

i'd check the bushings every time you do an oil change. just because you get into a habit of doing it while the car is jacked up. The grease does dry up and does get dirty easily.

you can get white lithium grease in a small tube at kragen or autozone for about 3 bucks. not as good quality as the lube that comes with progress or energy suspension but it gets the job done.

edit---

sorry that was a lil off topic lol. check the springs. more specifically where the end of the spring touches the shock's perch. sometimes they slide off causing a creaking sound. some creaking sound also is caused by the type of springs you have. i dont know what hotchkis springs look like, but i do know that progress springs are barrel shaped. the spring flares out in the middle...
like this:


btw, i got this info from some article i read in sport compact car magazine. forgot what issue tho...[/img]

 

ok..

this noise is killing me,,,

i lubed up the bushings like 15mins ago. took it 4 a drive and its still squeaking

i have checked my springs and there sitting oon the bottom thing fine..

can it b my rear greddy strut bar??

im going crazy ... anyone wanna hear in the 92701.. lmk.. i cant figure it out

is the grease/lube supose to sit in and get absorbed first or what??

 

u can also hear the NOISE when u are jacking up the rear end.

 

did you check all of the suspension bolts? sounds like something could be loose.

check the top bolt on each strut, check the 3 top mount bolts and any bolts that were touched on the install.

then check to see if the springs are seated correctly and that all of the components (rubber bushings) where installed properly.

 

Take out everything in your trunk and go for another drive just to be sure it is your suspension.

Everything, spare, jack, foam and all. Hell, even take out the plastic trim bits around the back window as those have been known to rattle too.

 

my trunk section is gutted.. nothing back there but my rear strut
..
im starting to think its could b my exhaust. hitting the sway bar.
or something but its more of a creaking..

i will ckeck the bolts as soon as i can..

how can i check the top bolt of the strut?? do i have to remove the whole thing?

 

could also be an exhaust hanger.
id just turn your radio up. lol

 

ok my car did the same thing...i just sprayed the hell out of my bushings and springs to be honest with you ALOT and it went away after a few days...my sound was the EXACT same