Steering creaks like an old rope

[ProjectM96]

Originally Posted by squireiii

or a wound up rubberband. 99 with 115,000. Happens at slow speed when pulling into a parking spot, or into driveway, etc. I can feel it in the steering wheel as well. Sound comes from the front of the car. I don't know if any suspension/bushings have ever been replaced. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Does your car sound like this?
Control Arm Bushing Creaking - YouTube

That is the noise my car makes over bumps, when I steer, when i accelerate or slow down. It turned out to be the lower control arm bushing. In the video, I was recording with the phone and replicating the noise by pushing the front fender down repeatadly and rocking the car.

I am getting it fixed today for $180 with alignment for labor + $165 for parts(aftermarket)

Porsche charges about $1600 parts and labor combined for both front lower control arms.
Mechanics that only buy OEM parts would charge $1000-1200 combined parts and labor.