19Cutlass94 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Ok so lately Ive been having this horrible noise coming from the ass end. I went through the rear suspension twice now, and only thing I found loose was the bolt on top of the rear mounts for the struts. I tightened that down as far as I could possible get it, but yet the noise is still there, just doesnt seem as bad. This only happens over the sharper bumps. Basically it sounds like something banging together, kinda like a loose strut mount, other than using the phrase wll something is loose.... Im prolly going to have to go through this a 3rd time, which is a PITA, but really does anybody have a suggestion as to what this might be? Im just about ready to blow up this fucking car right now. Any imput would be great, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 How bad is it? Sometimes one of my coilovers will make a moderate sound when I go over speedbumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Its bad enough that you can hear it, although its not super loud. You cant feel it at all. Only happens over the sharper/bigger bumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Same thing I probably have.. almost sounds like the spring goes *boing* but much mellower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Almost like a small bang. Im not to sure about the boing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 seems to be coming from the drivers side... Ill have to check it out this weekend. Â You can move the car side to side and hear this. Up and down not so much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 My car made a loud banging sound whenever I went over bumps right before my strut mount let loose. Â Did you put new mounts in there when you installed your C/O's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Im using the FFP mounts with the coilovers. I have the bolt on top of the mount ( the one thats in the trunk ) Pretty fucking tight right now. Only concern about that is I think the poly has popped up, but Im not sure on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Well tonight Im going to drop the two coilover assemblies. Something is not right in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Well I dropped the two assemblies last night, and the two top poly bushings just fell off. It didnt even look like they were being held on by anything, just kinda stuck there. But the mount is super tight against the strut, and theres no wobble or shimmy even at very high speeds, and during cornering. Â so really, nothing is falling apart, and I really dont wanna pull the coilovers out of the car to change the mounts right now. Ill deal with whatever noise it is. For all I know it could be just normal coilover noise.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Yeah, I agree with you. I have some coilover noise as well. Doesn't bother me, but every now and then I check everything over just to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I went to town last night with a 2foot breaker bar and a 2foot pipe. EVERYTHING IS tight Ill try a couple things with the springs, like cushion the bottom or something, but other than that Im prolly just gonna keep the radio on or a cd in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badassoldspower Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Getting your car aligned at a good shop after lowering will eliminate ths problem, my springs used to come unloaded and ride on the outside rim of the c/o mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Getting your car aligned at a good shop after lowering will eliminate ths problem, my springs used to come unloaded and ride on the outside rim of the c/o mount. Â o yeah...Kenny, i forgot about that.... Â Â Jay, get the car aligned....then call me and we'll talk..i pm'd you my # Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 The car has been aligned. When I drove it down to have the front springs put in, they did a 4wheel alignment, and I havent touched it since. All the work I did the other night, I touched no bolt that would mess up the alignment. Â Adam, Ill give you a call when I can find my phone. I lost it the other night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 So appearantly my sway bar is hitting the inner fender well, again   Ill update again when its fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtipGary Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I know exactly what that is... i had the same problem on mine... check your sway bar links... one of mine was broken and it sounded like a strut... so i first changed the struts which didnt solve the problem... so i put the car up on the lift and found that the sway bar link was broken and banging together making a noise identical to the strut... so i got the new link MOOG for thirteen dollars and put it on in ten minutes. PROBLEM SOLVED (hopefully) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 All the links are good. I took everything ( the center links ) apart yesturday, and I actually loosened them up a little bit because the poly bushings were like crushed. So I loosened them up, put everything back together, and everything is very tight. I can grab a hold of the sway bar and itll move the entire car. Nothing in the rear suspension is loose. Thats what I cant figure out. Im almost positive that its gotta be the sway bar hitting. If its not that then Im out of ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Ok so this is really weird. I can go over a bump slowly, and itll make this noise. If I go over the same bump, at a higher rate of speed, no noise.... so WTF!!?? Im thinking its gotta be this damn sway bar hitting on the inner fender well... but does anyone else have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtipGary Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 that is weird... i dont suppose you checked your brakes for a loose caliper or cage... and you said you checked the rear sway bar link... its the loop thing with like one bolt through it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I checked everything. Everything is tight. We just did all the brakes, and everything there is tight. I took apart the center links of the sway bar and I tightened them up as well. I got eveything on the center links as tight as I could possibly get them. Except for the one that connect the top mount and the loop for the sway bar, because if I tighten that up too much, Ill be crushing the poly bushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBoy Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 do you think that it is something in the front that sounds like its coming from the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I know its not the strut mounts, because those fuckers are tight. Somehow I have a feeling this is still having something to do with the sway bar. I would absolutly hate to have to take it out, but damn this noise is really pissing me off, especially when I dont feel like listening to the radio. But Ill check out somethinngs tonight, and make a few changes, and see where this gets me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtipGary Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Another thought is to try checking ur exhaust... on my other car there is a part of the exhaust that is held up by what looks like two really thick rubber bands... on my other car one of them broke and my exhaust was hitting the underneath of my car and making funny noises... so try wiggling your exhaust and see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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