A "grrraaaaank", sometimes with fading "...ak ak ak..".
(To be distinguished from what I think of as a bearing noise
which is more "shhhhhhkkkk")
Seems to come from RF corner.

Does it when car is loaded with more than 1 person, more weight =
more often and louder.
Bumps and turns, esp. left turns increase the likelihood.

The car is being brought back from 19 years of (mostly) sitting
in a garage. Shocks are new.

Checked so far:
RF wheel bearings (new) OK.
All (old) bushings in place and flexing.
No tire abrasion that we can see on the new tires.

Any help appreciated. All car noises simulated, © 2009

John in Seattle
'67 144
'58 Duett

The "grrraaaaank" sounds to me like a dry lower ball joint. The "ak ak ak..." sounds to me like a very loose, worn out lower ball joint.

If I'm right (and George too), it means your ball joint is about to separate.

I would absolutely _not drive this car_ until you get a firm diagnosis, and repair if it is that. I suppose it could also be a combination of shocks, shock bushings, sway bar bushings, squeaky bushings..

But expect the worse and figure it out before you turn that ignition key again!

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-Matt I ♥ my ♂

My 69 164 did that and it turned out to be a dry/wet lower ball joint.
Rusty joints squeak under stress in a variety of pitches, some pretty low.
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George Downs, Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!

A "grrraaaaank", sometimes with fading "...ak ak ak..".

The old grrraaaaank ...ak ak ak.. combination. Probably the lower A-arm bushes are shot. Make sure there's no cracks in your lower A-arm radiating from the swaybar link area.

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Three 164's, Two 144's, One 142 & a partridge in a pear tree.