Thumping Sound

[insaini]

hey guys .. i lowered the car about a month ago now, and today i was driving randomly, and i started hearing a thumping sound .. thump thump thump ... getting faster as i drive ... and then sometimes its not there :S its coming from the back area ... and i can also feel it where my feet are ...

and also sometimes it feels like the tires are rubbing agianst somethin :S i dunno any ideas?

sometimes its there.. sometimes its not......

[Noisy Crow]

I would see if something is caught underneath. Another possiblity is your undershield wasn't secured properly and is flapping around....

[Donutz]

Any chance Phil is around when this happens? Jk.

The splash shield is a good place to look. I would suggest getting it looked at though. It could be a number of things, and honestly, if it was my suspension that was just reassmbled I would want to know that everything was tightened down properly.

[insaini]

well i watched them install the springs ... so im pretty sure everything was tightened ... i just went for a drive and didnt hear anything . yet yesterday i could hear it :S .. weird

[insaini]

ok ... UPDATE

the noise is only coming now when i make a left turn ....

like a banging noise


coming from the rear left ( rear drivers side )

any ideas?

cannot hear the sound when driving normally or when making right turns ... only when making left turns

[Donutz]

First thing is to check to make sure all of your lugs are tight. Check to see if your rear swaybar is tightly secured and the endlinks aren't loose. A long shot is a blown strut; I would check to see if there's any oil / wet spots around your struts.

Unrelated to your suspension, it is possible that your exhaust has fallen off of a hanger.

Other than that, I would say take it to Jimmy and have him look at it.

[insaini]

i really hope its not the strut that is blown .. how can i make sure it is / isnt the strut? anything to look for? ... and i will check al those things tomm .. thanks for the tips

o and its not the exhaust .. i checked that already... BUT for some reason i have a feeling IT MIGHT have something to do with the sway bar / end links .. we were having some problems with those when installed the springs ... il check it out and update tomm