Sounds like ball joints (control arms). How do the strut rod bushings look? Only supercoupe performance sells the good rubber ones.

If it was a wheel bearing, it should do it all the time instead of just when turning.

Al

 

They are the blue poly kind, but they look to be in good shape... No cracks, and everything is tight. The upper and lower control arms both were replaced recently, neither fixed the issue. Any way to check for sure to see if it's the strut rod bushings?

 

Put it on a rack with the suspension loaded and start prying on the suspension to see if there's any excessive play.

Wheel bearings .. put a wheel in the air and rock it up and down to see what condition it is in.

Also check the rack mounting / inner tie rods.

 

I'm currently broke down with a ball joint that gave way and is on the ground dragging but it was making the same exact noise as you described.

 

 

I think it might be a tie rod end in my case?
Here are some pictures of the suspension components:

Passenger side (problem side):

Drivers side:

Now, I think its possibly a tie rod end. I took a video of the pass. side tie rod end (took the boot off first) - It's pretty floppy. Inner tie rod seemed fine.

Only other thing I noticed being off was that on the passenger side, the brake rotor seems to move independently of the bearing/studs behind it, unlike the driver's side.

Driver's side:

Passenger side:

So...I'm thinking the tie rod end is the culprit. Not sure what's up with the rotor, though. Searching it up, it seemed like it was normal? Any ideas, and also would anyone agree that the tie rod end looks bad?

 

Rotor is normal .. nothing to be concerned with there.

Tie rod end seems like it might be wearing out.

 

I have those blue "poly" strut rod bushings, and they make a creaking sound. Got some new rubber ones from supercoupe performance, waiting to install.

Do all of the joints have grease fittings, and grease in them? I can't imagine a tie rod end making a noise like that, but who knows. Easy enough to replace. Have to count the turns, and still probably need an alignment.

I wouldn't trust any of that suspension (sway bar end link) with the blue grease covers. Where's the grease? There should be excess grease seeping out all around them, with dirt stuck to it.

Al

 

Interesting. I did play with the sway bar end links by hand and I didn't notice any slop in them, but I might just replace them anyway. I have the tie rod ends coming soon and if that doesn't fix it I'll be doing those (and maybe the bushings) next. I'm pretty confident the sound isn't coming from the poly bushings themselves because of how loud it is. It's like "hear it around the block" loud.

 

Mine only makes the creaking sound pulling into the driveway.

Sway bar end links rattle when going over bumps at 25 MPH. Easier to hear driving thru the neighborhood.

Al