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Lately my dakota has been making a loud creeking noise almost and it is coming from the front end. When i go over bumps or just rock the truck back and forthwhen it is in park and i dont know where it is coming from could it be the shocks they are pretty old?
front sway bar bushings. Typical. They're cheap to replace, but I'd first pull them off and slap some grease on them. water resistant thick stuff, like boat trailer wheel bearing grease or similar. WD-40 isn't the best to use because it's a solvent and evaporates, so it'll remove whatever grease is left then dry out.
I realize this is an old thread but I have the same problem. I replaces the shoks because they where shot, I thought this would cure the creek, it did not. I read that wd-40 is not good to use on the bushings. How about some liquid wrench dri lube? It has a teflon type ingredient that stays behind after the carrier evaporates.