My symphony of suspension noises

[mrmatto]

FWIW, ever since the weather warmed and I sprayed some silicone on the front subframe bushings, the car has been dead silent, front and rear. So my best guess is cold weather temporarily hardens and shrinks some bushings, and they need some regular lubrication.

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

FWIW, ever since the weather warmed and I sprayed some silicone on the front subframe bushings, the car has been dead silent, front and rear. So my best guess is cold weather temporarily hardens and shrinks some bushings, and they need some regular lubrication.

Yeah the front of my GT in the morning on the first big dip I hit daily about 65 seconds into my drive it’s sooo Crunchy sounding and then when I hit it on the way home at the same speed it’s dead silent

 

[avenali312]

Yeah the front of my GT in the morning on the first big dip I hit daily about 65 seconds into my drive it’s sooo Crunchy sounding and then when I hit it on the way home at the same speed it’s dead silent

Similar thing here. Backing out of the garage in the morning and turning full creaks like a mofo. That's the only time I notice it for the rest of the day. I still regularly silicone spray on the bushings, too.

 

[ZERO815]

Similar thing here. Backing out of the garage in the morning and turning full creaks like a mofo. That's the only time I notice it for the rest of the day. I still regularly silicone spray on the bushings, too.

Sounds like you need a heated garage

 

[mrmatto]

Front right clunk/rumble sound is back after yesterday’s autocross event. It seems more and more likely this is a bushing, right? Driving hard on 200tw tires through 11ty slaloms would put wear on any weak rubber parts, I assume. The question is which bushing(s)….

 

[AdamSheikh]

In my experience, these cars like to eat front strut mounts and bearings - especially when lowered. At your mileage, that would be my first and best guess for front end clunking noises.

 

[mrmatto]

In my experience, these cars like to eat front strut mounts and bearings - especially when lowered. At your mileage, that would be my first and best guess for front end clunking noises.

Not lowered and the strut mounts and bearings only have a few thousand miles on them. I had this noise before they were replaced, too

 

[tigeo]

Not lowered and the strut mounts and bearings only have a few thousand miles on them. I had this noise before they were replaced, too

It has a to be 1) LCA bushings or 2) sway bar end links.

 

[mrmatto]

It has a to be 1) LCA bushings or 2) sway bar end links.

Front end links are basically new and confirmed tight. Gotta be LCA. Any chance the front sway bar bushings could be the culprit?

 

[scrllock]

FWIW, ever since the weather warmed and I sprayed some silicone on the front subframe bushings, the car has been dead silent, front and rear. So my best guess is cold weather temporarily hardens and shrinks some bushings, and they need some regular lubrication.

what do you mean by front subframe bushings?

 

[mrmatto]

what do you mean by front subframe bushings?

No clue, Rubber things with screws through them on the bottom of the car that appear to be connecting things to other things

 

[scrllock]

the only "subframe bushing" we have is the dogbone mount bushing. The creaking sound is usually the LCA bushings or the sway bar bushings. Endlinks will be more of a clunk.

 

[mrmatto]

the only "subframe bushing" we have is the dogbone mount bushing. The creaking sound is usually the LCA bushings or the sway bar bushings. Endlinks will be more of a clunk.

Yes probably control arm bushings then. Those don’t connect to the subframe? I’m not familiar enough to know exactly what the parts are called, apologies.

 

[mrmatto]

I have a guy suggesting the noise could be the CV axle. Does that seem feasible? There are no physical signs of that (leaking or tearing), and no clicking or other noises when turning. No vibrations either.

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

I have a guy suggesting the noise could be the CV axle. Does that seem feasible? There are no physical signs of that (leaking or tearing), and no clicking or other noises when turning. No vibrations either.

Doubtful, easy test for cv’s is to go to a parking lot - windows down - full lock on wheel and drive 5mph both clockwise and counter - if you got noisy CV’s you’ll get a very pronounced clicking