front strut question

[Snotty]

g'day

i recently lowered my car ans when i turn there is a creeking noise from the front springs.
when i got my wheel alignment done the guy said that he thinks the springs are turing and not fixed completly.

any ideas,
do i need to replace the front shocks too?

 

[Bec]

Is there any clunking or just creaking/moaning? Could be the strut bearings - either way your shocks should be fine

 

[Snotty]

its more of a creaking/moaning noise.

 

[shamden22]

mine does the same thing. after i put new springs and struts in i also put new bearings in i thought it was just settling in but its been 6 months now

 

[Snotty]

ok, i think i'll give it a while and see how it goes.

 

[drewins]

its your strut bearings im pretty positive. I lowered mine and had the same problem. Turns out the bearing case in my front left strut was cracked (its plastic). Had to by new bearings and it fixed the problem. Im almost positive. Pull apart your suspension again and pull out the strut bearing and check if it moves freely.
hope that helps

 

[Snotty]

cheers, thanks
when i jack the car off the ground the springs are not held firmly and can be rotated by hand. would this be a problem?

 

[markovr]

Check out this thread..http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/showthread.php?t=2447
I thought initially I had a spring -capture -twisting in the housing problem as snotty says above but that is normal .

 

[TheForgotten]

yeah springs turning by hand is bad- allowns bearing plate to move over bumps, cracking bearing case. but I doubt it'll be the bearings, as they make it clunk over bumps.
if it's a moan when turning, try the steering shaft through the firewall. I haven't looked myself, but have been told by a few reliable sources that the shaft isn't covered, and passes through a rubber grommet at the firewall...