I need some help with a noise comming from my rear end it only happens when I accelerate hard it feels like the rear end or the torque arm is just hitting the bottom of the car. I tore in my suspension and it was pretty toast sagging springs and my sway bar bushings wern't there literally the sway bar was held up with a coat hanger on both sides (just bought the car 6 months ago)... Anyway I put new springs, shocks and sway bar bushings on it, and it seems a little bit better but I still get the thud when I punch it hard, I had a friend sit in the passanger seat and he said it felt like it was hitting right next to him in the driveshaft well. Someone said it might be a bad trans mount. Anyone?

 

Trans mount. They always break. It's not a question of "if" it breaks, merely a matter of "when".

Get a polyurethane one such as Energy Suspension or Prothane.

 

yeah i would say trans mount.

it could possibly be the tq arm mount, but it sounds more like a trans mount that the tq arm.

 

How bad is that? I mean is it something I could do in my driveway in an hour or so by replaceing the mount or is it something like that I'd have to find a new crossmember or weld it up or something. Also assuming its just the bushing what would you guys recomend?

 

u should be able to change the ushing in like 25-30 mins if that.

 

I'll third the tranny mount- mine does too.
just got an Energy Suspension mount for like $20 on Summit.
Gotta change that old one out.

 

OK thanks, I'll try the trans mount probably go with the energy suspension piece too

 

it is actualy a very nice little upgrade, you'll be pleased

it is very easy to do, jack up the car on jack stands, put a jack under the tranny to support it, unbolt the crossmember, and the mount. reassamble.

 

Cool thanx for the help everyone, Token let me know how yours goes, I'm probably gonna replace the mount sometime next week myself.