Before I got my Trailblazer in 2016, I had a 1998 S10 ZR2 Blazer (not a daily driver). I loved that truck, and the two ZR2s I had back in '00/'01. But when you hit a bump in that thing, it squeaked from 15 different points. And when I say bump, I'm talking about even the most subtle of bumps. A small crack in the road would cause a creak. And driving over a typical massachusetts shit-road would just be an insane orchestra of squeaking.
When I got my TB, it was silent! Even on big bumps and extremely rough roads, not a peep. Well about a year or so in, it developed a peep. Just one peep. When I hit bumps, I get ONE single squeak. But I can't tell where it's coming from. I kinda feel like its coming from the underbody, not the interior. But its so hard to tell. And it's very subtle. It doesn't do it when I hit any old bumps. Only certain bumps will cause it. (but this is MA so there are 'certain' bumps literally everywhere).
I know it's not the swaybars or the endlinks. Shortly after it started, I replaced all of my end links, bushings, and rear swaybar to get a stiffer ride. And I did! But it was squeaking before and after, totally unchanged.
My springs and shocks are all new since I owned the truck, but I don't know if they could be squeaking?
I thought I figured it out when I tightened the spare tire holder. But 2 days after I did that, it was doing it again. I must have found a full days worth of smooth roads.
I'm not sure HOW to find this squeak. Anyone have any tips or suggestions? Like either likely causes OR ways I can try to get a good listen without accidentally ghost-riding the whip into a tree.
When I got my TB, it was silent! Even on big bumps and extremely rough roads, not a peep. Well about a year or so in, it developed a peep. Just one peep. When I hit bumps, I get ONE single squeak. But I can't tell where it's coming from. I kinda feel like its coming from the underbody, not the interior. But its so hard to tell. And it's very subtle. It doesn't do it when I hit any old bumps. Only certain bumps will cause it. (but this is MA so there are 'certain' bumps literally everywhere).
I know it's not the swaybars or the endlinks. Shortly after it started, I replaced all of my end links, bushings, and rear swaybar to get a stiffer ride. And I did! But it was squeaking before and after, totally unchanged.
My springs and shocks are all new since I owned the truck, but I don't know if they could be squeaking?
I thought I figured it out when I tightened the spare tire holder. But 2 days after I did that, it was doing it again. I must have found a full days worth of smooth roads.
I'm not sure HOW to find this squeak. Anyone have any tips or suggestions? Like either likely causes OR ways I can try to get a good listen without accidentally ghost-riding the whip into a tree.