Interior CLUNK from rear??!!!
Interior CLUNK from rear??!!! 01 Camaro SS
I've checked every nut, bolt, hose, wire, caliper, shock, lug nut, line etc... from underneath the car. It's all tight.
HOWEVER, when I drive over a sudden bump or something in the road it sounds as though the car has something terribly wrong. The best description would be a sound like the top of a rear shock or mount is bad. It's a very solid but muffled metallic CLUNK. I've added new foam padding to the plastic locks for the spare tire compartment, I've pulled the carpet away from the rear bulkhead and taped the wires to the metal, checked the speakers, there is no spare or jack in the car, checked the brake lights, seat belts and antenna. I've checked the hatch supports and the license plate. WTF?!!! There's nothing else that I can think of to check!
I hate clunks, rattles and squeeks even when they're small (t-top rattles) this one is bad! PLEASE for the love of all things holy help me!!!
I've checked every nut, bolt, hose, wire, caliper, shock, lug nut, line etc... from underneath the car. It's all tight.
HOWEVER, when I drive over a sudden bump or something in the road it sounds as though the car has something terribly wrong. The best description would be a sound like the top of a rear shock or mount is bad. It's a very solid but muffled metallic CLUNK. I've added new foam padding to the plastic locks for the spare tire compartment, I've pulled the carpet away from the rear bulkhead and taped the wires to the metal, checked the speakers, there is no spare or jack in the car, checked the brake lights, seat belts and antenna. I've checked the hatch supports and the license plate. WTF?!!! There's nothing else that I can think of to check!
I hate clunks, rattles and squeeks even when they're small (t-top rattles) this one is bad! PLEASE for the love of all things holy help me!!!
Last edited by juSStin4171; Nov 22, 2011 at 03:49 PM.
This i had the same problem and greased up all my bushings and it stopped. I was surprised as it sounded like something was really wrong and it ended up just being the bushings. I would try that and see if it helps any
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Verdad Gallardo I bought some new tubular control arms with Poly bushings. That should do it! I'll post up when they get here and I put them on the car. BTW thanks Founders Performance for the great price!
id check the suspension sections too, there was a thread on there fairly recently for a rattle / clunk in the rear. also check your hatch lock, i had to adjust mine lower, or adjust the side rubber stoppers @ the far rear corners of the hatch first... or something in your spare tire well? have a friend ride in the back n listen for which side/area its coming from
I hate to say this but LCAs with polyurethane bushings are only going to make things worse. You should have just replaced your original bushings with brand new rubber ones.
BMR sells tubular LCAs with rubber bushings, but they're not listed on their website. Hands down the best material for LCA bushings for someone who doesn't want noise or harshness is good old rubber. I don't know why all these suspension companies push polyurethane instead of rubber when it comes to LCAs.
I don't have a spare in the car, or the jack (weight reduction 
)
I've been listening closely and it sounds more like what 02FORM said... sound's like somethings rattling around on top of the tank
)I've been listening closely and it sounds more like what 02FORM said... sound's like somethings rattling around on top of the tank
That's encouraging! I'm puttin' mine on the lift tomorrow... My new LCA's shipped this morning from Cali, so they should be here (Florida) by Saturday. I really hope that's the fix. A local muffler shop welded my exhaust together except for one clamp just behind the safety loop, so dropping the tank would be a bit involved...
Well... I'm an idiot. I swear I checked every nut and bolt.
A fellow member of our local car club who I'm sure is on here somewhere, works in a repair shop. We put the car on the lift this morning and looked at a few things after a short test drive.
As it turns out, the bolts for the tubular pan hard rod were not tight. Now I feel stupid.
Word to the wise, if you have a clunk, rattle, squeek, shimmy or anything else BE SURE you check all of the basics before you ask for help!
Good news, the car is as tight as can be again. It even tracks a little better now since the rear end is secured.
A fellow member of our local car club who I'm sure is on here somewhere, works in a repair shop. We put the car on the lift this morning and looked at a few things after a short test drive.
As it turns out, the bolts for the tubular pan hard rod were not tight. Now I feel stupid.
Word to the wise, if you have a clunk, rattle, squeek, shimmy or anything else BE SURE you check all of the basics before you ask for help!
Good news, the car is as tight as can be again. It even tracks a little better now since the rear end is secured.
