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My truck sqweeks,suspension?

The other day i took in to go check out the under carriage and ever since it sqweeks everywhere,did holstering it up loosen parts,what can i do? Or is it my shocks?

Answer:

Hoisting it up is what it did it. There are rubber parts in the front end and in the rear springs. When the truck was lifted up on the hoist it made all the parts find new locations in the rubber, when the truck was let back down part of the rubber was moved around with it. It now squeaks, what you might try silicone spray into the rubber parts. Don't know if that will make it worse or fix it. I have 189K of dirt roads and 4 wheeling on mine, it is not something I have worried about. The only sure way to fix the problem would be to replace all the rubber bushings, or buy another truck. You could just wait and see if it will pass, and yes, the shocks could be squeaking also, they have rubber bushings.
squeaking usually indicates worn upper ball joints. You should lubricate the steering and suspension joints before replacing parts.

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