sway bar noise?

[TA_WannaBe]

Last Saturday I changed out my front sway bar to a BMR 32mm with the Prothane bushings and end-links and I have the stock v6 springs. At first it didn't make much noise but now it squeeks and creeks at every little bump. I notice it most when I acelarate from stop and when I stop. There is no noise in the turns.

I was just wondering if anyone else experienced this? It sounds more of a rubing sound than a metal sound so I don't think its my springs but not 100% sure. I still have my old front bushings, if I changed them out would this take care of the noise? I don't mind losing that little bit of benifit of the front being urathane if i can get rid of the noise because it's driving me insane! One last thing... I'm in Texas so it was lower 50s when i put it on and now its lower 30s, could it just be the cold?

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

yeah.. typically the colder it gets the more it will squeek because the poly gets harder.. this is pretty normal behavior.

after a year or so when those bushings really settle in they wont squeek all that much..

dont sweat it..

[Ian]

you could try to spray them with some white lithium grease

[speedy-v6-camaro]

You should have greased the bushings before you put them on the swaybar.....I didn't grease them enough and get the same sqweaking up front.

[Wicked 3800 V6]

You can't grease endlinks like you grease body bushings, AFAIK.

[SilverTAWS6]

Try greasing the bushings (but as Wicked 3800 V6 said, don't do the endlinks). I have all poly bushings and I don't have creaking even in the cold, but mine aren't new (maybe they settled).

Chris

[TA_WannaBe]

thanks for all the help guys, I'll get the front mounts lubed up.