Whenever I hit a bump that makes the car bounce pretty hard, ther is a clunking noise near the rear. A mechanic said that I should take it to a shop and check out the shocks because he thinks there shot. Is that true. Anybody else have this problem?

 

Check the tranny mount first, make sure all of the lug nuts are tight and torqued properly (80 lb-ft for aluminum wheels), and make sure the bolts/nuts for all of the rear suspension components (shocks, lower trailing arms, panhard rod, and torque arm) are tight. If everything checks out OK, then yeah it could be the shocks.

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Greg Westphal
'87 IROC 305TPI/A4

 

I recently had a problem with a clunking noise from the rear. It ended up being the worn out end links on the rear anit-sway bar.

 

also check the torque arm mounts on the axle.

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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6

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My car made a clunking sound whenever i went over bumbs, and it was my tranny mount.Just jack up your car and check that befor you go to a shop.

 

I found out what that noise was. It was my exhuast. It was shot, so I put knew exhaust on. It sounds awesome. Its deep as h***.