Weird Suspension noise........ - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

leasaunce · 08-16-2005, 07:12 PM

this goes to all of you who hav the GEN 4 Camry.

recently i noticed that my suspension makes a squeaky noise on a rough road. so i decided to changed the shock absorbers and for the first couple of minutes i was like

wow! the sound has dissapeared.

but then after that it still makes abit of squeaky noise from the front suspension especially (just abit less after ive changed the shock absorbers)

now ive changed my stock springs to sport springs and still make the squeaky noise, but this time it was much better (not as loud as before.)

ive asked my mechanic and he said he got another customer with the same problem as me and he changed everything on that customer's car and still no good result.

my mechanic said that the problem might dissapear if i can get those Rubber Foam Spray (don't know what the proper name is) and spray it inside the fender. anyone know where i can buy those RUBBER FOAM Spray? i heard they sell heaps in Phillipines and this is what they use in BMW.

i've searched google and came up nothing about this problem so i just wanna know if any1 know how to eliminate this problem please LET ME KNOW...

keithy · 08-16-2005, 07:24 PM

I am having the same problem as you. I get some weird squeaking sounds at low speed going over uneven pavement. The noise is pronounced when you go over speed bumps. I have done a search on it and it seems that the real culprit is not the suspension. From the readings I have done, it is the stabilizing bar bushing. There are a couple of ways suggested by seniors here to fix the problem. The first is to use a "marine white lithium grease" and apply a generous amount to the bushings.
If you can afford the expenses, you can also change all the bushings (fornt and rear).
That is from what I have read. I do not have the money now to do anything to my problem because I had spend most of my savings last month on a remote. But I do believe that your problem is similar to a lot of gen 4 camry's(also quoted from seniors).

Please do let me know if this quoted info helps.