Recently, when going over any bumps on the driver's side or making abrupt accel/deaccel movements (shifting into 2nd. & 3rd. quickly), my a-pillar creaks. It is not a trim panel creak or weatherseal creak but a structural movement noise. My only guess is that because my front shock locked up and I drove it for awhile before noticing that corner sitting higher that a weld or 2 have broken loose. (shock locked up about 1/2" above normal spring height so weight was always on it and bumps directly impacted the tower. I thought it was the extremely cold weather making the ride harsh at first before noticing the height difference and checking it.)
I'm planning to pull my fender when I get the chance and check apparent places for breaks and possibly adapt a cd5 fender brace for general stiffness but has anyone ever heard of this happening before? It only creaks with extreme forces so I'm not worried about it completely failing, but it just seems like it shouldn't be creaking like that if all was normal.
I'm planning to pull my fender when I get the chance and check apparent places for breaks and possibly adapt a cd5 fender brace for general stiffness but has anyone ever heard of this happening before? It only creaks with extreme forces so I'm not worried about it completely failing, but it just seems like it shouldn't be creaking like that if all was normal.
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