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I have a clunking sound coming from the rear going over bumps. I jacked the car up and checked the suspension and exhaust and everything seems tight. Added electrical tape to the hatch loop as well. Still have the clunk. It's driving me crazy because I can't seem to find anything amiss.
Could be the rear shock mount bushings.
I chased a similar sound for months. Thought it could be anything from the sways to the one-ball mod bouncing.
Turns out it is the upper shock mount.
Way at WayMotorWorks helped me with this.
He is also sending me:
- Koni FSD shocks
- Powerflex upper shock mount bushings
- Ireland fixed comber plates
- Powerflex control arm bushings
- OEM front sway bushings
It's an extremely easy DIY. Remove the wheel. Remove the lower strut mount bolt. Remove the top two strut mount bolts, and you're done.
Unless you have to replace the strut mounts. (But you are correct to check is not that hard)
If you are going that far, you likely need struts also.
So, then you are in a little deeper even though you are correct with what you have written.
I've got a similar sound. Close to a rattle and I can't tell the side of the car. I replaced the upper shock bushings and the rear sway bar and bushings. I even had my wife drive the car in the driveway while I sat in the open boot. It's been driving me nuts for months.
Problem solved!! Boy, I feel stupid. Instead of looking at the easiest possible fix, I took the hard route, taking apart rear suspension looking for worn strut top bushings and RSB bushings to no avail. Clunking was driving me nuts and everything was good and tight.
Yesterday I replaced my rear hatch supports. When I went for a drive I noticed about a 50% reduction in clunks....hmm. So I go back and adjust the rear hatch bump stops which when twisted counter-clockwise they increase their depth. That helped some more. Kept adjusting (a lot!) and finally reached about 98% reduction on the clunking. I'm not sure what else I can adjust, but at least I wont be driven nuts by an occasional clunk.
Its funny..i have that same sound from the front and rear...but only in the morning when I first start it up and go over the first two speed bumps in my area...after that never feel / hear again...lol..but every morning it happens
So I figured out my issue. I had a bad end link on my sway bar that needed replacing. Easy fix and made a world of difference. Now I have to try and fix that annoying sunroof squeak.