My 2000 Camaro's rear has recently started to squeak when going over speed bumps, rough roads, etc. Is it time to replace the rear shocks? I currently have 72,000 miles on the original ones. Or could it be spring noise which I assume there isn't a cure to? Thanks for your replies in advance.
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Just put your parking brake on, crawl under the rear of the car with a flashlight and repeatedly push up on the chassis - you can locate the squeek easily that way.
I located a bad rear control arm bushing that was squeeking when I went over bumps - it was driving me loco.
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Make sure its not the rear hatch first. Mine was squeaking going over bumps etc yesterday and it ended up just being some ice in the gap between the hatch and the roof.Red 1996 Firebird
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Also check the sway bar end-links. My Z sounded like an old man groaning every time I went over a bump. Not any more
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Thanks everyone. I will check those items. I know for sure it's not the hatch but will go under to check out things.1988 5.0 TBI Camaro 700R4 Transmission
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That happened to me too. I popped the hatch, and it WAS an old man groaning - I told him to get lost . . . . . .Originally posted by Steve93ZAlso check the sway bar end-links. My Z sounded like an old man groaning every time I went over a bump. Not any more Darrin C
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hahaha......Originally posted by 97LT1Z28
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I'm gonna guess it's your rear hatch shocks. Every camaro does that. Mine squeak if you run over a bug, so it is pretty much a constant squeak. Turn up the radio and it drowns it out.
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That's an awful thing to do to your dadOriginally posted by 97LT1Z28 lol j/k
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wtf? Wolfman tried sneaking into your hatch too?Originally posted by 97LT1Z28
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He hasn't been the same since he sold his f-bodies . . . . .Originally posted by raroZ28wtf? Wolfman tried sneaking into your hatch too? Darrin C
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Well I never did find what the noise was until it got really annoying and louder as well. It sounded like my rear end was about to fall off. Anyway, it ended up being the control arms. Both sets of bushings were extremely worn out. I replaced them with aftermarket ones made of polyurethane to last longer. What a difference it made. The rear end is solid again.1988 5.0 TBI Camaro 700R4 Transmission
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Glad you figured it out...probabaly not as happy as you were
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holy thread back from the dead!!!
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