Don't hear it when up to speed, city/HWY driving. Nothing feels loose, steering resistance normal to slightly higher with noise (but that could be my mind playing tricks).

Hear a creak/squeak coming from the frontside of the car when parking lot speeds, particularly when the car is pointed downslope.

Any idea what this might be?
Front Lower arms changed less than 3000kms ago
Strut bushings? - changed to KW V3's not too many kms ago.


TIA

 

tie rods from the steering rack. they look fine but you need to change both (inner and outter) from each side.

 

"sigh" ... thanks.

Are there upgradeable parts for these?

Such as harder bushings on rods or rack spacer for lowered cars...

 

sorry, only OEM. They don't go bad that easily unless you mistreat your car or hit a pothole or curb...

 

Thanks.

The road conditions are pretty poor here. and my aunt (whom owned the car previous) showed no mercy when going over speed bumps, which were also high in number.

The noise varies, louder after the car's been driven hard.

How dangerous is this condition? Is it urgent for normal a to b driving?

 

hah, same exact problem I been seeing with my 99 996. Slow u-turns or getting out of parking when the noise starts to appear.