Posted September 17, 20168 yr My Zed came with slightly lowered suspension, which gives it nice stance and seems very well sorted even on British B roads. Only problem is every so often it decides to squeak from the offside front corner. Does it mostly when conditions are humid (i.e. All this summer!) and the squeak is there over every bump. Slightly ruins the effect of driving a lowered black Zed when it sounds like a Model T Ford is coming down the road! I've had it looked over by no less than Jimmer from Powerzed who says the suspension I have, while good quality, is bushless - and sometimes they just squeak. His only suggestion is to go back to stock suspension to cure the noise. Given that Jimmer knows pretty well all there is to know about Zeds I suspect he's right here, but I thought I'd just ask if anybody out there has had similar issues and found a solution? Otherwise I'll just keep the radio turned up...
September 17, 20168 yr Sure Jim would have checked, but the "bonnet cricket" can be the source of irritating squeak, worth greasing the bonnet lock hasp and try it, just might be that and not the suspension. Jeff
September 18, 20168 yr Author Thanks Jeff. I had an infestation of the bonnet cricket when I bought the car. Took me about a month to track that down but it's now history! This one is definitely the suspension, you can bounce that corner and make it happen. I've tried silicone lubricant spray on the joints but to no avail, I just thought it was worth posting in case somebody had discovered a miracle cure!
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