whenever i hit a dip (not a pothole) in the road, i get a crunching/scrunching/grnding noise from the passenger-rear corner. any ideas? i got this noise before and after the new rims. there's also an oscillating squeak coming from one of the tires. i think it's the same passenger-rear, but i'm not completely positive. i checked, and i don't need hubcentric rings, so it's not that. also, right after i got the rims on, i had a brief noise that sounded like my muffler was dragging (it's not). i've only had this noise about 2-3 times, and it lasts for maybe 10-15 seconds. help

 

Did you check the brake assembly on that wheel?

 

moving to HELP forum.

 

yes, and the brake appears to be fine.

 

bearings?

 

wheel bearings would be my first guess. Followed by some form of suspension/swaybar bushing mishap.