Removed CFP top hats. Suspension quiet again! But now steering creak

[GrigioCenre]

I'm losing my mind over this.

My suspension has been noisy, boomy, for 3 years since my struts, mounts, and sway links were replaced. I put the CFP top hats on at the same time. All this time my noisy suspension was caused by these pieces of junk! 2 days ago everything started to clunk, squeak, and others.

I reverted back to the stock disk mounts. I flipped them over so the preload was increased, so if it ever wanted to clunk, it can't.

SILENCE! I was over the moon.

Now when I turn the steering wheel to the right with a bit of quickness, I get a creak/groan for a bit of steering lock. What the hell??? Tie rod?

I verified that the top hats don't turn with the steering. Nor does that bolt. So I am at a loss here. Please help. 27,000~ miles, 2017 500 Abarth.

[NGEN]

You do have an electronic rack and pinion. Hopefully that isn’t the issue. I would check sway bar bushings, links and tie rods as well.

[GrigioCenre]

You do have an electronic rack and pinion. Hopefully that isn’t the issue. I would check sway bar bushings, links and tie rods as well.

I drove it today, and the longer I drove it the harder it was to get it to make that noise. Now it’s gone. I’m stumped.

[lammie200]

I drove it today, and the longer I drove it the harder it was to get it to make that noise. Now it’s gone. I’m stumped.

Try spraying lithium grease on the universal slip joint for the intermediate steering column shaft. It is right at about knee height under the dash. I need to do that about once every 6 months to keep it from clunking at super slow speeds. Lots of experience. Common issue and people have had that part replaced under warranty but I think all it needs is lubrication to work correctly.