[s-cars] Creaking rear suspension - thoughts?

[Robert Rossato]

Rear control arm would be my guess.  The repositioning resulting by
lowering the suspension is probably enough to disturb the old dried up
control arm joints.

Bob

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> Subject: [s-cars] Creaking rear suspension - thoughts?
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> 
> 
> About four weeks ago I had new Eibach/Boge springs and 
> dampers installed 
> on my '93 S4.  Over the last five days a creaking noise has developed 
> from the rear and is getting more pronounced by the day. 
> 
> It is most noticable at low speed but I suspect it's there 
> all the time, 
> just covered by road noise.  Standing outside of the car as someone 
> gets in or out I can hear what I suspect are the springs 
> creaking quite 
> clearly.
> 
> A quick search of the archive turned up a few others asking 
> about rear 
> creaking after installing Eibach springs in 2003, but there were no 
> solutions posted I could locate.
> 
> Does anyone happen to know the solution?  At the moment the most 
> promising lead seems to be a reference to front H&R springs creaking 
> due to a rubber sheathing around the spring coils.  The rear Eibach 
> springs I have also came with a rubber sheathing around three or four 
> coils, and I'm wondering if perhaps this is the culprit.  The 
> creaking 
> noise started shortly after driving on a dusty dirt road, but 
> this may 
> just be coincidence.
> 
> Any collective wisdom regarding this problem?
> 
> Thanks!
> -Dave
>