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Hi, all—i’m new to TMS but very pleased to join like-minded Mustang owners on this national forum! My dream of owning a red Mustang convertible came true in June, 2016–a dream I’ve had since age seven! It’s a 2013 red candy metallic clear coat with the stone interior which I LOVE. Happy to be part of the club here!
2013 V6 red candy metallic clearcoat premium convertible w/ Pony package, AT, leather stone interior--everything is stock. At 61, I'm finally in the car I've wanted since age 7. Thanks to all of you who can diagnose problems put forth in this forum, and welcome to all the new members!!
2013 V6 red candy metallic clearcoat premium convertible w/ Pony package, AT, leather stone interior--everything is stock. At 61, I'm finally in the car I've wanted since age 7. Thanks to all of you who can diagnose problems put forth in this forum, and welcome to all the new members!!
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Hi, all—i’m new to TMS but very pleased to join like-minded Mustang owners on this national forum! My dream of owning a red Mustang convertible came true in June, 2016–a dream I’ve had since age seven! It’s a 2013 red candy metallic clear coat with the stone interior which I LOVE. Happy to be part of the club here!
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Welcome aboard! 
Assuming you're still stock, the '13 has two each rubber bushings for the two lower control arms, the upper control arm, and the panhard bar in the back on the axle and body. There are also four bushings for the sway bar if equipped (I wanna say all '13s have them?
) one on each end at the shock mount, and two in the middle of the bar.
The colder weather makes the rubber harder until they warm up, and any more extreme movement ensures there's gonna be noises. That coupled with 5 years of time/exposure/use/wear, and... squeak! It's not the mileage, it's the materials.
There's not much on a stock suspension you can do beyond replacing the bushings. It'd help to identify which of the bushings is giving you troubles. The likeliest is the lower control arm front bushings, but the sway bar bushings could also be the thing... could be any of them.
Any of the arms can either be replaced, and upgraded to better materials, design, and/or bushing material for better handling/axle control, or just have the bushings replaced to OEM. Some pieces like the lower control arms, may be just easier/price effective to replace the entire piece rather than press out and press in a bushing.
You may can get away with only one set of the things. Like one set of lower control arms, and all the rest is fine.
Of course, I am guessing. Easy to use my past experiences to take a guess and still be wrong, maybe. The best bet, if you're not mechanically inclined and versed, is to take the car to a good mechanic who you can trust, and can tell you what's up. I mean, it could be any of the above, or it could be spring perches, or some sort of metal rubbing that'd be a little odd, but maybe something worked loose...
Hope some of that helps. Again, welcome!
Assuming you're still stock, the '13 has two each rubber bushings for the two lower control arms, the upper control arm, and the panhard bar in the back on the axle and body. There are also four bushings for the sway bar if equipped (I wanna say all '13s have them?
) one on each end at the shock mount, and two in the middle of the bar. The colder weather makes the rubber harder until they warm up, and any more extreme movement ensures there's gonna be noises. That coupled with 5 years of time/exposure/use/wear, and... squeak! It's not the mileage, it's the materials.
There's not much on a stock suspension you can do beyond replacing the bushings. It'd help to identify which of the bushings is giving you troubles. The likeliest is the lower control arm front bushings, but the sway bar bushings could also be the thing... could be any of them.
Any of the arms can either be replaced, and upgraded to better materials, design, and/or bushing material for better handling/axle control, or just have the bushings replaced to OEM. Some pieces like the lower control arms, may be just easier/price effective to replace the entire piece rather than press out and press in a bushing.
You may can get away with only one set of the things. Like one set of lower control arms, and all the rest is fine.
Of course, I am guessing. Easy to use my past experiences to take a guess and still be wrong, maybe. The best bet, if you're not mechanically inclined and versed, is to take the car to a good mechanic who you can trust, and can tell you what's up. I mean, it could be any of the above, or it could be spring perches, or some sort of metal rubbing that'd be a little odd, but maybe something worked loose...
Hope some of that helps. Again, welcome!
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