[brimmer555]

any one know what makes so many mustangs like my 89 gt's suspention squeek so bad?

it's driving my nutz bumps an just driving around makes it squeek.

[ryanw]

rotted dried up bushings

[kmedeiros88]

Def some shitty bushings. Replace them with urethane ones, they last longer. Also, check the ball joints, even though they sound more like a clunk than a squeak.

[brimmer555]

where should i start with the bushings?

[jkeyz]

i believe i saw a kit on summit or jegs, idk just google it they sell a polyurethane bushing kit for our cars. And make sure you install them correctly or else they will squeek lol

[ryanw]

front sway bar bushings and sway bar end links w/bushings

[brimmer555]

Iused to have a prothane bushings kit but i traded it up for my BBK ceramic coated headers, because I needed them to be able to drive my car lol.

ok cool, i'll get the bushings for the sway bars first then. Thanks

[Smirnoff]

Originally Posted by kmedeiros88 Def some shitty bushings. Replace them with urethane ones, they last longer. Also, check the ball joints, even though they sound more like a clunk than a squeak.

ball joints squeak like hell when there shot and not greased

[brimmer555]

Originally Posted by Smirnoff ball joints squeak like hell when there shot and not greased

This is gonna sound dumb but where are these ball joints?

only think I can think of is tie-rod ends, that have any kinda ball to them.

I also noticed that when I had it at the shop after I bought it, they had done something that made it not squeek for a few days.

[kmedeiros88]

Ball joints are the pivot points on the control arms. Look for rubber boots, make sure there is some grease in there.

[kmedeiros88]

I would check all the rubber boots and bushings under the car just to be safe. you can easily tell when one is bad by looking at them.

[flyin ryan]

That is a ball joint and will be pressed into your lower control arm... most likely it needs to be greased or replaced but I'd try to pin point where this noise is coming from first before you throw money at the car.

[brimmer555]

Originally Posted by flyin ryan That is a ball joint and will be pressed into your lower control arm... most likely it needs to be greased or replaced but I'd try to pin point where this noise is coming from first before you throw money at the car.

Trust me I would much rather find the squeeker than through money at the issue.

aspecialy since I have a little one on the way.

[flyin ryan]

Get someone to help you narrow down where the noise is coming from then poke around that area and find the issue. I mean im sure the car could stand to have all the bushings replaced through out the thing but like you said you have a kid on the way so I wouldn't f with someting that's not broken or causing a problem yet.

I have tubular a arms on both my cars so I can't remember off hand 100% but im pretty sure the stock a arms have ball joints pressed into them and aren't serviceable which means new arms/ball joints but aagain it's been a while since i've had a stock suspen car so i could be wrong but if that is the case then look to spend $300 for them

[Smirnoff]

you can rent a press to get the ball joints out and back in its basically a c clamp with some adapters to fit over one side and on the other depending on which way youre pushing the ball joint through, the ball joints are cheap anyway i spent 11 bucks a piece on mine. Does it make noise when you hit bumps mainly or does it do it while turning more?

[91cobra5.0]

Crawl under the car while all 4 tires are on a level serface with the cars full weight on the suspension, brake the nuts and bolts loose that connect any suspension part to the chasis (u&l control arms + a arms) then re tighten and it wouldn't hurt to rub on a little grease around the bolt onto the bushing if they are old and dried up

[brimmer555]

Originally Posted by Smirnoff you can rent a press to get the ball joints out and back in its basically a c clamp with some adapters to fit over one side and on the other depending on which way youre pushing the ball joint through, the ball joints are cheap anyway i spent 11 bucks a piece on mine. Does it make noise when you hit bumps mainly or does it do it while turning more?

It's mostly with bumps.

[Smirnoff]

then id aim towards the ball joints thats what mine did on my car and my truck

[gripthenboost]

have the same problem from time to time. I just WD40'd it and its gone. I will be changing them all soon.

[brimmer555]

I was wrong some of the squeek was coming from the steering also. I'm sure the bushings on the power steering rack are shot. because I have alot of slop in my steering. and when i'm on the highway it gets really loose.

I shot some PB blast on the bushings in the lower A-arm and the end links of the front swaybar, and for the most part the squeeking was gone, but that was short lived.