# suspension travel and squishing noise

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-travel-and-squishing-noise/82804>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [January 4, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-travel-and-squishing-noise/82804 "2005-01-04T13:50:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![BenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@BenG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BenG)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-travel-and-squishing-noise/82804/1 "2005-01-04T13:50:30Z")

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When going over speedbumps and ruts in the road at a moderate speed (maybe 25km/hr), the front suspension makes a squishing noise. Is this the bump stops being compressed? Is it normal? And if not normal, what could be the problem?

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**Author:** ![boMex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@boMex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boMex)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-travel-and-squishing-noise/82804/2 "2005-01-05T06:13:39Z")

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I would say that what you are hearing is the damping fluid moving through the valving in the shock. Unless the shock is weeping oil I wouldn’t worry to much about it.

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**Author:** ![BenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@BenG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BenG)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-travel-and-squishing-noise/82804/3 "2005-01-05T10:03:12Z")

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I see…and if the shock were leaking oil, I would be able to see it on the strut then, right?

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**Author:** ![Axlerod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Axlerod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axlerod)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-travel-and-squishing-noise/82804/4 "2005-01-05T13:43:07Z")

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> [@BenG](#):
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> I see…and if the shock were leaking oil, I would be able to see it on the strut then, right?

Yeah, oil will be all over the place, just put your hand in around where the shaft enters the strut and see if there is gooey crap.

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**Author:** ![BenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@BenG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BenG)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-travel-and-squishing-noise/82804/5 "2005-01-07T05:52:47Z")

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Thanks for the info. 🙂