Hey guys its me again. I have put on another 100 or so miles and my front end still makes a creaking noise when loading the front suspension side to side. I greased my a-arm bolts but I wonder how tight the steering knuckle clamping bolts are supposed to be. They seem loose to me but are cotter pinned and I wasnt sure how tight they should be. I really hate the idea of tearing the swing arm out of the back seeing as its still tight and im 90% sure the noise is coming from up front. Well any help would be great.

 

Nevermind..... I went through and read some of the old posts and one guy recommended checking my front motor mount bolt. Well I pulled the skid plate off and was just going to check any bolts I could see the only one I snugged up a bit was that motor mount bolt (which wasn't loose to begin with) but low and behold no more noise. I wouldn't think that would cause much noise but oh well, im not going to complain.

 

If the noise would happen to come back, here is another possibility. When the suspension compresses, the spring actually twists a little on the shock housing. Almost every 4-wheeler I have seen squeaks or creaks where the spring rests on the shock. Especially if it has been in mud or water. Simply spray your favorite brand of penetrating oil on the area. You will have to do it every so often as general lube. I would think this is most likely the noise you're hearing because you said side loading is when you hear it.