I have an 02 Forrester that has some metal to metal suspension noises which are more pronounced when I go over large bumps and bad roads. I recently replaced all four struts on the car but the top mounts seemed good on all four so I reused them. The noise seems to be coming from the rear of the vehicle but I'm not 100% sure on that.

 

I'm good at working on my 40 and 50 year old trucks and if they were making this noise I'd say it was a missing shock bushing or a broken leaf. Frankly the complexities of of independent strut suspension is new to me and I can use all the help I can get here!

 

Suggestions?

 

-Mike-

rear swaybar links front swaybar links exhaust rear leading arm bushing or loose strut top or mising strut top washer or strut on wrong side

Thanks! I'll check all that out.

 

-Mike-