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What are the symptoms of a bad shock mount? I have this squeaky, creaky sound coming from the front

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Old 01-12-2008, 07:22 AM
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Default What are the symptoms of a bad shock mount? I have this squeaky, creaky sound coming from the front

of my car when the suspension is really compressed(like hitting a speed bump). I changed the control arms and the shocks and springs 20k miles ago and its been doing this since. I tried resetting the control arms and re-torquing them but it didn't help. The only thing I didn't change were the shock mounts which leads me to believe that its them. Although they didn't look bad when I took them out.

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just sounds like a bad control arm bushing.
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Thats what I was thinking too but didnt want to say it, seems like it'd be a pita to hunt down
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target the side then have someone like Kris Hansen man handle the wheel well and lift the front up then drop down.. You should be able to target upper or lowers then move from there.
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sounds like both :/
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both sides front? or both upper and lower on one side? or all the above?
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both sides front
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brand of arms and where from?
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febi from either purms or ecs, I cant remember which
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could be faulty all around. Give Mike a call.


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