Last weekend I had an unexpected off-road adventure. It was all uphill, with either hard packed dirt with massive ruts going across from water run off or sharp 180 degree turns with powder like dirt.

When I got back to civilization, I could hear the driver's rear creak and moan whenever I came to a stop or went over speed bumps.

I have AGX that at the time were set on the highest settings all around, with omni sleeves with just over a two finger gap. I pushed down on the rear to see if the shock is blown and it rebounds right back without bouncing.

Is there anything I can do to stop the noise?

Cliffs: Shocks creak after driving on unpaved road.

 

It could be bushings and not the shocks.

 

Which bushings? Are there ones at the top and bottom?

 

Well I've finally figured out what was causing the noise. The spring was rubbing against the top of the dust boot. Will those universal accordion type boots work? I know some people just completely remove it, but I would like to keep some sort of protection.