rmurph27
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Hey Guys,
Apologies if this has been posted before, i am new to the forum and I am yet to completely familiarize myself with the topic navigation. I believe that my problem hasn't been entirely covered, or discussed from my browsing.
My VX commodore has been making 'creaking' noises from the rear suspension area for a while now - ever since i bought it really. My car is LOWERED and has 18 inch rims (if that can help with diagnoses) I have also fixed a few issues, eliminating other possible culprits: I had a clunk in the rear which i was able to identify as a right hand engine mount and had that replaced, so that took care of the thudding and i also had the left hand outer suspension tightened as it came loose after a camber kit was installed (That was installed before i bought the car) so that took care of the noise when i traveled over bumps and inclines in the road.
Having covered that history of noises and remedies for the rear i am still left with a creaking noise from the rear of BOTH the right and left hand side wheels. I booked my car into Pedders for a 28 point suspension check and that yielded nothing in the rear (however i was made aware of a few things i needed to do to fix the front, but thankfully that was cheap to fix, lol) The suspension check found nothing wrong with my rear suspension... Is it a comprehensive enough check to identify the problem? Or does it overlook things that may be the cause of my issue? CV joints and things like that? The report ticks everything: shocks, springs, upper bushes, leaf spring bushes, lower bushes, sway bar bushes, bump stops and lateral arms (so that eliminates a few candidates)
The creaking is particularly noticeable on stop starts and when i am reversing, the noises don't appear to be present at higher speeds just lower speed, and sudden direction changes like stop starts. I notice the noises even more so when i am in drive thru's, and closed spaces, as between stops and starts i can hear the creaking echoing a lot. Also when i push down on my suspension from the rear the creaking is still present, although the suspension behaves normally. Could it be my diff? Maybe it needs an oil change? I am not aware of any lubricant in the area of the suspension, but could that be the case? Axle or something? OR is this just a side effect of having a lowered car? Are the noises part-and-parcel of having a lowered car in the VX commodore range considering their known issues with camber angle and wearing tires? Or is possibly something else? Any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated
Robert
Apologies if this has been posted before, i am new to the forum and I am yet to completely familiarize myself with the topic navigation. I believe that my problem hasn't been entirely covered, or discussed from my browsing.
My VX commodore has been making 'creaking' noises from the rear suspension area for a while now - ever since i bought it really. My car is LOWERED and has 18 inch rims (if that can help with diagnoses) I have also fixed a few issues, eliminating other possible culprits: I had a clunk in the rear which i was able to identify as a right hand engine mount and had that replaced, so that took care of the thudding and i also had the left hand outer suspension tightened as it came loose after a camber kit was installed (That was installed before i bought the car) so that took care of the noise when i traveled over bumps and inclines in the road.
Having covered that history of noises and remedies for the rear i am still left with a creaking noise from the rear of BOTH the right and left hand side wheels. I booked my car into Pedders for a 28 point suspension check and that yielded nothing in the rear (however i was made aware of a few things i needed to do to fix the front, but thankfully that was cheap to fix, lol) The suspension check found nothing wrong with my rear suspension... Is it a comprehensive enough check to identify the problem? Or does it overlook things that may be the cause of my issue? CV joints and things like that? The report ticks everything: shocks, springs, upper bushes, leaf spring bushes, lower bushes, sway bar bushes, bump stops and lateral arms (so that eliminates a few candidates)
The creaking is particularly noticeable on stop starts and when i am reversing, the noises don't appear to be present at higher speeds just lower speed, and sudden direction changes like stop starts. I notice the noises even more so when i am in drive thru's, and closed spaces, as between stops and starts i can hear the creaking echoing a lot. Also when i push down on my suspension from the rear the creaking is still present, although the suspension behaves normally. Could it be my diff? Maybe it needs an oil change? I am not aware of any lubricant in the area of the suspension, but could that be the case? Axle or something? OR is this just a side effect of having a lowered car? Are the noises part-and-parcel of having a lowered car in the VX commodore range considering their known issues with camber angle and wearing tires? Or is possibly something else? Any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated
Robert