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Originally Posted by Celadrielas
Excuse the hell out of me.  since you offered so much, I'll rebuttle with a reply I was given from a toyota master mechanic.
"Ok, Commonly bushing, grommets, and gaskets are the cause though if you're using a fluid shock and not gas, over full / under full (Loss of fluid or improper rebuild) may cause a squeeking, creaking, or popping noise as well. If you did the suspension yourself and had to adjust the "bump guard" cutting it too short *WILL* make this noise though is it usually described as a clunking. In addition, poor alignment of sways, end links, and such depending on various year model and makes could cause such issues. It's be to attempt to isolate the sound best you can and from there check to see if you're suffering from any fluid loss from struts, packing / oil / grease loss from things such as CV boots, and check the sway bar to see if you see any impact points. Hope it helps." |
a spring compressing or a piece of rubber compressing will not make a "popping" noise, which is more likely a binding somewhere, an over or under tightened bolt or interference.
a spring will only force a pop if it was seated incorrectly, the spring itself is not going to pop
a bumpstop is certainly not going to be making any noises
I don't know what your master mechanic is trying to say, but his answer is rather broad. Why is he talking about rebuilt shocks?