Well, after messing with this the last couple of nights, I actually think it's the lower heim(outer) on both sides. I tried spraying lube on each piece and noise didn't go away. Last night, I jacked one side and pulled the wheel off to get a better look. There was no noise from that side when it was un-loaded so I put it back down and was still noise free(on that side). Today, was messing with other side and until I jacked it up and lowered it, the noise persisted. Seems like it needs to unload to get the lube all the way down in there..
Been doing some research and it looks like it is common for these to creak and groan. I've never had problems with heims on my atvs but those were apparently "self lubricating" as these are not. Didn't know it was necessary to spray these often with wd or chain lube.
Anybody else doing post-flight maintenance on theirs? I will see how it goes from here but just been too **** hot to drive it last couple of days. I will eventually have to change these out for the self lubricating ones, it sounds like adding lube just attracts more dirt.
I'm still worried about the grease coming out of my from tie rod ends, definitely going to be a long term issue. Anyone else experience this?