Squeak from front left wheel base.

I put on my bilstein 5100's a couple of months ago and I noticed that there was a slight squeak coming from the front left wheel base. I couldnt tell what part it is coming from. Any suggestions?

 

BUMP....Old thread but I'm in the exact same situation and it drives me nuts. started off little and now it squeaks the whole time I drive. Anyone have a solution??

 

All trucks will eventually squeak -Chinese proverb

JK, but where I start usually is wet the area down with a hose real well and drive around the block real quick. If it stops squeaking when wet its probably some dirt or something causing extra friction in suspension components. If you're handy with a wrench, pop out bolts on strut, Control arms etc and just apply a good thick grease to moving parts and make sure everything is torqued properly; also check that all your lugnuts on the wheel are tight.

If you're not too handy with a wrench, get some WD-40 and spray the rubber bushing at the bottom of the strut, other components etc... it'll work for a while.

Determine whether it sqeeaks from bumps or just being driven.

 

mine seems to be from even slight bumps. I havent noticed it in a while though but I havent driven with my windows down either.

 

bump

same here, happened after installing 5100s

 

That squeak is coming from both front 5100's. It is very annoying with my windows down. it is every time the front shakes. any ideas how to solve it?

 

reading up that its the swaybar touching the coil springs.

 

i just took at look at mine and the swaybar is really close to the coil spring on both sides, to where i could imagine theyd touch eachother over a bump or something when the suspension travels.

 

If thats it then how do I fix it?

 

Great more money. I am going to see if they are touching. Which is the sway bar... (I feel like such a NOOB)

 

Thanks I will go check right now.

 

Its not the sway bar. Its the actual part the the wheels are connected to. the bottom part is squeaking.

 

It is actually coming from the passenger side. mainly.

 

the a arm

 

Yeah whatever its called. I just took the pic so everyone would know what I was talking about.