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Ok, 2 things. Firstly it is probably something rubber on steel. Secondly, if it's worse in the wet, that indicates that it is something exposed to the elements so unlikely to be internal parts of your shock absorber (it is possible though, you might just notice it more in the wet).

Look for areas with steel and rubber contacting. Off the top of my head I can think of suspension bushes, shock absorber bushes, and the bump stops on top of the springs. Spray anything suspect with some sort of lubricant. I would think WD40 would be ok, but I'm not sure if that's ok to spray on rubber so check with someone more knowledgeable first.

There was a spray that a mechanic used to get rid of a squeak in my bike's suspension but I can't remember what it was. I think it was silicone-based.

Jimx thanks for the input, I will definetly look into that. I did ask pedders about the condition of the bushes and they said everything is fine. This is so wierd, I wish i knew why it was making that noise. I would think sometimes that something is rubbing although i sometimes squeeks which cant be something rubbing.

Thanks again Jimx

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i had the same problem b4

but i fixed it.

It may be because of an imbalance in the car causing too much

stress on one of the shocks.

Before i had my 12 inch sub mounted on the side of the boot which was realli heavey.

After moving it to the middle the noise was gone.

And i know for a fact that the noise came from

the front passagner suspension.

Hope thats helpful...

thanks for the info mate, its very helpfull although mine does it on the drivers side in the front wheel and if that is the case im not sure what could be causing the stress on the front shock coz i dont have anything that is heavy in the car, unless its my weight hehe

dont think so

:)

hahahah. i know what your problem is, i get it too.

i have some fat tyres on the fornt 255's and i also have low suspenson, its stiff as shit, and it rubs on hte plastic gaurds that are inside your 1/4 pannels.

check the plastic and u will see rubbing marks.

hope this solves your problem.

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