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suspension squeak. can I repair or do I upgrade?

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Old 04-28-2013 | 09:45 PM
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You can see my specs in my signature, but long story short, I have a squeak I cannot dind in my suspension. I have 3.5 in lift and everytime I go over a bump my suspension squeaks. My shocks are less than 3 months old and this happened before the new ones. Today I pulled my quick discos and drove around and it still squeaked. Could that only mean control arm bushings? If so is there anyway to grease the stock ones without removing? I have a new baby on the way and don't have time nor resources to do this by myself right now. Any thoughts on what this is and solutions welcome. Or do I just need new control arms? 2, 4 or all 8?.
Old 04-28-2013 | 10:36 PM
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I've had similar noise to what your hearing. Mine turned out to be my right rear shock bushing. Unbolted greased and bolt back. No squeak
Old 04-29-2013 | 06:10 AM
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Old 04-29-2013 | 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by rdubb1031
You can see my specs in my signature, but long story short, I have a squeak I cannot dind in my suspension. I have 3.5 in lift and everytime I go over a bump my suspension squeaks. My shocks are less than 3 months old and this happened before the new ones. Today I pulled my quick discos and drove around and it still squeaked. Could that only mean control arm bushings? If so is there anyway to grease the stock ones without removing? I have a new baby on the way and don't have time nor resources to do this by myself right now. Any thoughts on what this is and solutions welcome. Or do I just need new control arms? 2, 4 or all 8?.
I take it you are running stock CA's. I noticed that you have the AEV control arm drop brackets. Sounds like the bushings were on the factory suspension for a while and were squished into the position they were meant to be. When you lifted and added the drop brackets, the bushing re seated and adapted to their new position. I'm almost certain that your squeak is coming from your control arm bushings. Try to lube them with some WD-40 and go for a drive. If the squeak is gone, then you can continue to grease or replace with aftermarket bushings. I would try the WD before going to the task of pulling the arms.
Old 04-29-2013 | 06:44 AM
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You also might just want to make sure everything is nice and tight.

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