She’s very squeaky

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Jayro

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73 mustang baby blue with clevo 351
Hey all, getting on top of all the little general type issues with my 73 as I come across them. Just curious, my front left suspension is extremely squeaky. Is it as simple as I’ll just throw a new set of shocks in her or?

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Jase
 
Probably not as simple as that, LOL. There is a ton of stuff in the front suspension that can squeak, a lot of the bushings, the ball, joints etc... can squeak and there are a lot of them there. First thing to do is to lube all your ball joints, and all the greaseable points in the suspension and steering. You may get lucky and just a nice lube job could get rid of your squeaks. If that does not do it, see if you can get someone else to push up and down on the fenders while you listen under the car to see if you can see where the squeaks are coming from. You can use a bit of spray oil if you think you found the source of the squeak, spray it and see if it goes away or diminishes. The oil will not cure the problem, but it will at least pinpoint it. The spring perch bushings, the upper control arm bushings, the lower control arm bushing, the strut rod bushing, and the sway bar bushings are all typical places where you will get squeaks when the bushings get old and deteriorate. The shocks could do it, but it is usually some worn bushings.
 
As said before, +1

A place which also could squeak are the shock mount bushings in the shock tower. They often are disintegrated or just ripped by false jacked up fronts. Now they can squeak and tore the upper shock mount. Lower shock mounts can also squeak, there are some little bushings too.
 
Some of them didn't come with a zerk fitting but instead have a plug with a thin hex head. The plug has the same threads as a zerk fitting and can be replaced with a zerk. Because of the plug the upper control arms and the ball joints (and others) were often overlooked and not lubricated. You can also use a grease gun tool thar has a tapered rubber point, remove the plug, lubricate and then replace the plug.
 
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