Loud suspension squeak over bumps and turns

[blaze]

what you guys think it is? sway bar bushings or shocks? its pretty loud and gets annoying, i just got my car back on the road and now its making this noise that was never there before.. also the squeaking noise is only coming from the rear wheels, the rear shocks are also kinda warn, bumpy ride but never made squeaks before..

i have already ordered sway bar bushings but im afraid it could be the shocks/struts? gotta wait till tuesday for bushings to come in

[91_gt_hatch]

Mine does the same thing, my rear struts are shot. I soaked the rods in wd-40 and its bandaided it for now. Going to replace them soon though theyre pretty cheap.

[blaze]

Originally Posted by 91_gt_hatch

Mine does the same thing, my rear struts are shot. I soaked the rods in wd-40 and its bandaided it for now. Going to replace them soon though theyre pretty cheap.

So its the struts that are making the noise?? Where are you getting the struts from? Lordco is over priced unless you have a discount... I am from BC also and ordering struts online is just going to come with a huge brokerage fee unless i pick it up in the states... Im still on the hunt for some struts locally for a decent price, i kinda wanna get a strut spring combo so i can lower the car a tiny bit..

[91_gt_hatch]

Got quoted around 80$ each from my buddy who works at lordco.

[91GT]

What about ur control arm bushings?? maybe both bushings are done too

[blaze]

Originally Posted by 91_gt_hatch

Got quoted around 80$ each from my buddy who works at lordco.

Yeah im pretty sure he has 50% discount or something, last time i was quoted $150 each and this was for a 1988 corolla, my old beater that i sold.. I heard mechanics get 50% discount off lordco too but i dont know if this is true..

Originally Posted by 91GT

What about ur control arm bushings?? maybe both bushings are done too

I checked for play in the rear wheels while the car was jacked up, left to right, bottom to top and it wouldnt budge this would mean my rear control arms are still fine right??

Hopefully its the sway bar bushings making the noise, still waiting on parts, cant wait to see how much better the car handles with new bushings..

[91_gt_hatch]

You goin with polyurethane bushings?

[91GT]

remember to lube properly if going for POLY bushings.. an also not to much as well

[blaze]

I went with OEM bushings from toyota, i couldn't find the rear bushings anywhere online or locally but the dealer ship and they still had to get them shipped from toronto to here..

These OEM bushings are not poly bushings right? they look like their just rubber, think i should lube them or no? i got anti seize and some multi purpose auto grease stuff.. i was thinking of putting anti seize on it since the sway bar is getting kinda rusty but not sure i should

[91_gt_hatch]

Ya im having a hard time finding bushings for my rear control arms however i did find a poly set on ebay for $104. Mine need to be done pretty bad.