i have a 89 GTA that i bought in June. i've noticed that i can always here some clunking and rattling every time i go over any sort of bumps and things in the road. not exactly sure what it is. i know it's on the outside of the car. and i also am aware that my sway bar links in the rear are fairly loose, but i don't think it would be making a whole lot of noise. everything seems to be tight underneath. any ideas?

 

Check the exhaust for clearance everywhere or a broken hanger. I broke a rear hanger on my car and the pipe would clank and bang around on the rear axle where it goes over.

 

Check/Replace all of the endlinks.

My IROC sounded like it was dragging chains everywhere it went, because the rubber in the endlinks were totally gone.

 

I just replaced mine in the rear, the rubber or poly or mix of whatever it was had turned into a crumbly substance and was completely useless. Yours are probably in the same state, and need to be replaced. I got tired of the rattle, now no more noise.

 

figured it was my links. i know the rears are bad for sure. i can move the right one back and forth with my hand no problems haha. it just sounds like there's more than just the links! but maybe it isn't! we'll find out haha