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[rbranst69]

I don't feel like I am, I am actually very happy with the suspension and how the car feels and sounds. I am slowly shaking it down and killing some squeaks and rattles, I do have some squeaks I feel like are from the roll bar grommets. What is the suspension noise you are talking about ?

[Kamal]

It's a creaking that is almost constant as you drive over the imperfections of the road, and if you grab a rod end heim and pull it back and forth, it will create the same creaks.  I believe the FK heims solved my problem, but I was only able to do a spin around the block.  The QA1 heims that came out were definitely looser than when they were new.

Perhaps your car was supplied with other, better heims?

Also, have we figured out if the creaking is just a solid axle problem, or if the IRS is doing the same with the Qa1 parts.

[Redstang69]

What Kamal described is what I'm experiencing. When driving mine does sound like it's the roll bar, but I can shake the roll bar and get no noise, if I push up and down on the rear end I can tell it's the rear suspension.
I can say that I worked more on my alignment over the weekend and as I dialed it in the rear noise seemed to get less and eventually went away. To further clarify that, when I was turning the wheel side to side adjusting caster, it would cause the rear to make noise at first, but once the caster was dialed in the rear no longer makes any noise when I turned the steering wheel. I haven't had a chance to drive the car yet after the alignment adjustments.

[rbranst69]

I bounced the car and it is definitely the suspension not the roll bar grommets.

[rbranst69]

Added the pouch behind the seat from CSXparts. Looks original, I even did the lift-a dots.
Hides the shoulder harnesses when not using. What do you think ?

[Bob Worley]

Added the pouch behind the seat from CSXparts. Looks original, I even did the lift-a dots.
Hides the shoulder harnesses when not using. What do you think ?

Love it!

[Jerry Koepke]

I all the sudden had a bunch of squeaks about a week ago and thought for sure it was my roll bar.  Ended up spraying the heim joins with silicon spray after reading some suggestions and it fixed it instantly.  I'd give that a try if you haven't already.

[rbranst69]

Thanks Jerry!