What you could be hearing are the upper control arm bushings.  It's not
uncommon for them to make noises, even squeaks, as our vehicles age.

Mike

Allan Streib wrote:
> First significant drive today after replacing my steering rack, strut
> rod bushings, and upper ball joints.
>
> On the initial test runs around the neighborhood, there was a lot of
> noise in the front suspension, right under my feet, which seemed to
> settle down after a few turns and stops.  I assumed that it was just
> the strut rods "finding their place" with the new bushings.
>
> Today, while everything was quiet for the most part, whenever I would
> go over a sudden bump (e.g. parking lot speed bump) I could still
> hear and feel that creak, almost a twanging sound like a spring
> stretching.  Can the springs be that noisy?
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL
>