Annoying Front Suspension Creak - Any Help??

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Old Jan 5, 2015 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by mdaaboul313
I ordered a new ball joint for my SPC camber arm and got it installed last week. So far so good on my noise.
How many miles on your SPC arms? and what conditions have they been subjected to?
Just curious.
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Old Jan 6, 2015 | 10:19 AM
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To be honest with you, I dont know exact mileage, but it's right around 20,000 miles. As for the condition, I have BC coilovers and im not too low, just tucking my tires and I avoid bumps lol. This picture is how I sit right now.
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Old Jan 6, 2015 | 12:57 PM
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how much was the ball joint? And did you get it from SPC?

BTW blnewt, I have had my camber kit since June 2010.. I have 93000 miles on my car.. I started hearing the issue last year.

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Old Jan 6, 2015 | 10:23 PM
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I got it from Luke at thmotorsports. It was $80 shipped
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Old Jan 7, 2015 | 08:13 AM
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I also inquired about the bushings for the SPC camber arm. He told me they would be $17 for a pair plus $8 shipping.
1 arm= $25.00
2 arms= $42.00
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Old Jan 7, 2015 | 10:32 AM
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I have swift springs, and everything else oem. I am getting an annoying creak described in the first post, especially when it is cold out. I can't seem to find anything wrong with the car either.
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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by AUR11
I have swift springs, and everything else oem. I am getting an annoying creak described in the first post, especially when it is cold out. I can't seem to find anything wrong with the car either.
Interesting that you are getting that with just the swift springs. My issue started out on Tanabe springs.. So i gave it a shot and replaced the springs to see if anything improved.. Still had the same issue (so I got some Tanabe Springs for sale lol) ...
Now I am replacing my camber kit with SPL, and am also going to replace my tie rod ends with beefier ones as well. (as I was getting a slight knock sound in the heat associated with steering..) If that doesn't touch the noises I am at a loss .. struts have been replaced too

But I am hoping it is related to the camber kit and the ball joint.. perhaps replacing out everything with new will correct the issue.
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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by AUR11
I have swift springs, and everything else oem. I am getting an annoying creak described in the first post, especially when it is cold out. I can't seem to find anything wrong with the car either.

ugh mine just started to make a noise, almost like a rubbing...I'm on swifts as well
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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 02:37 PM
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Mine turned out to be just a case of Hotchkiss sway bar bushings needed to be lubricated. They require lubrication about once a year or so unlike stock sway bars. Also any suspension creaking usually gets worse in the cold.
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by serega13
Mine turned out to be just a case of Hotchkiss sway bar bushings needed to be lubricated. They require lubrication about once a year or so unlike stock sway bars. Also any suspension creaking usually gets worse in the cold.
are you saying stock sway bars don't require any lubricating or they just don't require it once a year?
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 02:58 PM
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there arent grease fittings on the stock sway bars
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by botlfed98
are you saying stock sway bars don't require any lubricating or they just don't require it once a year?
I don't think stock ones require lubrication, at least I've never had to do it on a number of Infiniti and Nissan cars.
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by botlfed98
are you saying stock sway bars don't require any lubricating or they just don't require it once a year?
That is correct, but that is not to say that you can't extend the number of years you can successfully use them (without them making noise) by popping them open and adding a little silicon grease as they age.

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Old Mar 8, 2015 | 01:53 PM
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My noise went away after replacing my SPC camber kit with an SPL camber kit
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 07:48 AM
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so it was probably the ball joints like it was on mine.
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