Quote Originally Posted by flyboy View Post
Try replacing your front sway bar bushes. Manuals seem more susceptible to this, but known to create groan/creak sounds. Give them a spray with silicon and see if it changes the noise. If it does, replace with genuine. Genuine rubber bushes are cheap as chips, but a bit of a pig to change.
Thanks flyboy. I have done what you said, no change. Pedders have passed sway-bar bushes/links and bearing/hubs ect. I did notice both front wheels slightly move left to right/right to left while hoisted with the wheels on or off, is this normal? Could this free-play cause initial groaning noise? I am thinking it could be RDA brake pads sticking until warmed up? Confused, me to? Also put all four tire psi back to 32psi from 40psi, ride more comfortable, all clunking gone now, but still feel deeper bumps, and serious road rumbling noise much worse at 32psi on course bitumen but nil noise at all with any tire pressure on that smooth bitumen (1km to 90km), what is that all about? Maybe tires (BobJane Zenon Z7 215/55/R17). I have only done 600km in car to date. Never had sports suspension and low profile tires before. Confused? I have the front door trim passenger side off trying to fix rattle which seems to be that thin metal wire hitting metal door frame, placed sponges between wire and metal door frame, reduced noise but not 100%. Need to fix that so I can concentrate on road noises and ect. Obviously, I have more than one issue to fix so any advice/suggestions helpful. I put in 6 new new spark-plugs/seals/gaskets, that was easy but this front end/ride problems are difficult to pin down. Confused. Meanwhile searching for similar threads/problems for Mitsi 380.