Astra 2000 creaking suspension

I had an asatra in recently with a strange creak, it turned out to be the anti roll bar, the brackets that go around it had split allowing metal to metal movement. The had split because of a build up of rust beneath them. Out with the welder and it was soon fixed. Other than that it is get someone to rock the car while someone grovels underneath and has a look, feel and listen.

Thus spake Mrcheerful ( snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.co.uk) unto the assembled multitudes:

Thanks Mr C, I'll do that when conditions improve ;-)

I have had a few cars do that. It was (on them) the rear brake shoes moving (slightly) within the drum as the car body dropped relative to the ground when I got in.

David

Thus spake David ( snipped-for-privacy@home.org) unto the assembled multitudes:

That might indeed be the case when the car is parked and with handbrake applied, but not when it's in motion, as is what happens to mine. The noise when parked is what I regard as 'normal' for this car.