creaking suspension etc...

[Nrage33]

Hey guys,

like it says, I've got some noisy noisy creaking coming from the front end of my car. I guess the whole suspension n axle is acting up. Just wanted to know what could be done about it...like fluid, lubricating or having some suspension guy look at it. It's just noisy when the car isn't moving...creaks when i turn the wheel, creaks when i'm going slow, creaks when I slow down to a stop.

Any ideas or ppl i can see?

thanks,

Zak

[coco69]

same thing here man, i reckon its damage to my springs, but symptoms are the same as yours. in my case, its really bad when goin up driveways or humps.

[sinisteR32]

can u pinpoint if its from the front left, right, both. with a mates help u should be able to tell if its from the top of the strut or not. mine is creaking from the top on the left only. from what my mechanic says its a case of either genuine nissan or him manufacturing his own. which he has already done but its really co$tly. mine has been creaking on and off for a month. sometimes i can go all the way to brizzy and back to the sunny coast without it making a noise and other times it will creak the whole damn time. i recommend getting it checked out by atleast 3 or 4 mechanics. get one of the $14 pedders suspension safety checks. they might pick it up. in my case they didnt but they picked up a few other problems and for $14 its worth it. good luck

[sinisteR32]

I would have to recommend Simon @ Street Performance Exhaust on the sunshine coast. Unit 1/40 Production Avenue Warana, Sunshine Coast. Phone: 5493 5311. He seems to know a lot about skylines. he used to own one and they are doing up a GTR at the moment. He is a little pricey though.

[timbar32]

I had a really bad squeak from front of my 32, changed shocks, upper control arm bushes- no change. Turned out to be the front guards squeaking! Tightened screws, all fixed. Expensive lesson- oh well, at least i have nice suspension now!

[sinisteR32]

hmmm front guards. i must check that before i spend my hard earned money on my suspension. Thanks

[Nrage33]

hey sinister32, thanks for the advice...I'll have it checked out by pedders...didn't know about this $14 checkup, i'd definitely like to try them out

oh yea, n the creaking comes from both sides at the front...more so on the right i think

[DarKZer0]

i get same on the left hand side at front... try to WB40 the entire strut and spirngs... I sprayed WD40 all over the strut/springs and then sprayed all over the top strut where the brace bolts onto. I think it fixed the problem for few months. Its back now, I mite do the same and report here if i remmember.

will check the guards as well... thanks for tip mate

[Zahos]

Time to dig up an old thread, Zak, did you end up finding the problem?

I'm having similar issues with mine, especially when I slow down to a stop.

I only hear it from the front left hand corner.

I'd upgraded my sway bar to a whiteline adjustable a few weeks before the noise started, and it was about the time I changed my wheels from stock to 18".

The wheels clear the calipers by more than what the standard wheels did, so I know it's not that...

Z

[n15m0]

i tried the WD40 trick as well and it worked a treat! spray it all over ur springs and report back...no harm trying before u start pulling everything apart.

[Nozila]

is spraying wd40 a good idea on coilovers? and related suspension components?

[WazR32GTSt]

sure its not the brakes?

i had squeaky brakes that i only heard when i was turning at low speeds

the pads were almost completely gone and the piston was sqeuaking when i had my foot on the pedal..

[Zahos]

all 4 pads are months old, and car is only street driven.

[foznice]

I have similar problems,

Particulary in the cold I used to have creaking coming from my all over the joint. I got under the car and sprayed all the joints and bushes and everything with lube, and tightened all the things that can loosen up with the impact gun, it seemed to work for a couple of months. Now I have only 1 creak, and that comes from the front right of the car. I'll try lubing up again, but I think the proper soloution would be to get new bushes (in my case) can anyone confirm this?

On another note I have another creak. It happens when I turn right around roundabouts, or 90degree corners in suburbia (with a little speed). The cars weight shifts to the passenger side, and the drivers side rises. When the drivers side comes back down as the car straightens up thats when I hear the creak. It seems to be coming from the where the door connects to the guard (rear gaurd - door handle end)... I have absoloutly NO idea what it is. Does anyone else have this problem, or does anyone know how to rectify it?

[GBLOCK]

Had same problem months ago. All is good now. At first I thought it was the control arm bushes. Turns out it was the swaybar ones. Hope that helps somebody

[Zahos]

Had same problem months ago. All is good now. At first I thought it was the control arm bushes. Turns out it was the swaybar ones. Hope that helps somebody

Hmmm,

I've replaved my swaybar, and the D bushes front and back...

Perhaps I didn't grease them up properly.

At the time though, I thought i put too much grease (the white stuff that came with the swaybars).

[MANWHORE]

spraying wd40 is dangerous. I've been told that it can eat the seals on the shock.

[SLYLNE]

lucky this thread came up again, i was about to post a new one.

last night on the way to work, no dramas at all. On the way back home, came up the drive way and i heard a similar creaking noise. It was coming from the RHS of the rear. I sort of had a feeling it is the suspension datz shit it self. after i parked inside the garage i pushed the car up and down, and it was making the creakin noise.

what do you usually have to change in regards to this? Could it possibly be the rear guard as stated above with the front guard?

any help appreciated

cheers

Edited October 20, 2006 by SLYLNE

[thirty-four]

Did we get any resolution? i might just try lubricating everything as i have the same problem. It doesn't do it around corners or when stopping, it does it over bumps in the road and speed humps...

WD40??? or something else...

[Toms32]

Had this problem from front left of the car.

Found my upper control arm bushes were shagged so I replaced those and the creak was gone.