Jeep squeaking when going over bumps

[focofourxfour]

Hey everyone, For a while i’ve noticed that when i go over bumps my jeep makes a short squeaking noise. This happens most often when going over curbs, bumps at speed, etc. I believe it’s coming from the front passenger side. I installed a 2.5 inch lift on it myself about 3 months ago and am wondering if it is components of that or something else. I made sure everything is torqued to oem specs, everything is aligned right, and i frequently take a look under there to see if there is any metal on metal binding (there isn’t). Should I be worried about this?

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[Roky]

Hey everyone, For a while i’ve noticed that when i go over bumps my jeep makes a short squeaking noise. This happens most often when going over curbs, bumps at speed, etc. I believe it’s coming from the front passenger side. I installed a 2.5 inch lift on it myself about 3 months ago and am wondering if it is components of that or something else. I made sure everything is torqued to oem specs, everything is aligned right, and i frequently take a look under there to see if there is any metal on metal binding (there isn’t). Should I be worried about this?

Need more specifics…… which lift , what components did you replace, control arms, shocks, sway bar links etc……

 

[focofourxfour]

Need more specifics…… which lift , what components did you replace, control arms, shocks, sway bar links etc……

Rubicon express 2.5 inch W adjustable front track bar, extended front lower control arms, extended front and rear sway bar links
Fox 2.0 shocks
I also have a RC steering stabilizer but i didn’t include that in my initial description because the squeaking happened before i installed it so it isn’t the cause. everything was properly greased and torqued.

 

[Roky]

Rubicon express 2.5 inch W adjustable front track bar, extended front lower control arms, extended front and rear sway bar links
Fox 2.0 shocks
I also have a RC steering stabilizer but i didn’t include that in my initial description because the squeaking happened before i installed it so it isn’t the cause. everything was properly greased and torqued.

Did you torque the control arms with the jeep on the ground ? That particular lift uses a poly bushing in the control arms and every one I’ve installed squeak…. You can loosen the control arm and spray the bushing liberally with silicone spray or any rubber friendly lubricant…. But it’s a short term fix unfortunately……the squeaking will not hurt anything, just the nature of that particular bushing…..Not saying this is your problem, but it’s what I’ve encountered with the cheaper lift kits…..

 

[focofourxfour]

Did you torque the control arms with the jeep on the ground ? That particular lift uses a poly bushing in the control arms and every one I’ve installed squeak…. You can loosen the control arm and spray the bushing liberally with silicone spray or any rubber friendly lubricant…. But it’s a short term fix unfortunately……the squeaking will not hurt anything, just the nature of that particular bushing…..Not saying this is your problem, but it’s what I’ve encountered with the cheaper lift kits…..

I believe i torqued it originally off the ground then after about 500 miles i re-torqued everything on the ground. If it is the cheap bushings, I was planning on getting better control arms down the road so i’m not worried. I just wanted to rule out any detrimental possibilities.

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