LS400_Fan

Ok, i did a bunch of searching but didn't quite find out what i needed. So here's the situation, with the car PARKED if you press down on the front suspension (in this case it's my front passenger) you will hear a pretty loud creaking noise. You can also hear it while driving as the front end compresses/uncompresses.

From what i searched, this sound could be a worn out bushing situation. My car has a little over 110k and i doubt anything has been changed. Now if my upper or lower control arm bushings are bad i did see that i could just replace the bushings, however is there anyway to get OEM bushings only? Or would i have to buy the whole arm for that? Last how much firmer are poly bushings over OEM because i realllly love the cushy ride of my LS. I'm not at all concerned about any type of performance i'd get from poly bushings, i just want the comfy cushy ride.

thanks for any help

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

first go check the lower ball joints and the strut bar bushings as they commonly go bad, ball joints normally give more of a "thump" than a "creak"

if it is indeed the control arm bushings then you basically need to go and buy new arms, only poly bushings are available aftermarket (unless you can find a source for australian ADUS bushings here in the US and they make bushings for the 2LS)

poly bushings ride MUCH harder, especially if they're on the control arms.