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Found the clunk from the rear!

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FordTaurusSHO94

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My car is lowered using Ford C springs. I installed them last December and it started making a terrible noise from the rear about 4 months ago. I had taken everything out of the trunk and it still made the noise. It sounded like it was coming from the right rear, so I checked in that area, everything was tight, but it still made the noise. I looked around on here and found all sorts of suggestions, so I tried them all. I pulled the rear seat, all of the panels out of the trunk, and the spare tire and jack. I gutted the car and rode around. Still had the blasted clunk! Gutted though, it sounded like it came from the left. While riding around, I noticed that road noise is terrible and my SLP LoudMouth sounds super aggressive, hehe.

So I went home and jacked the car up and tackled the left rear. I finally found that the bolt to the swat bar that is closest to front was not even fingertight, it was just hanging there. That was my last option, so I tightened it and rode around. CLUNK GONE! I could have saved gutting my car and wasting about 45 minutes if I had just checked it in the first place.... but I'm not putting the interior back in until after I go to the track next weekend
 
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FordTaurusSHO94 said:
My car is lowered using Ford C springs. I installed them last December and it started making a terrible noise from the rear about 4 months ago. I had taken everything out of the trunk and it still made the noise. It sounded like it was coming from the right rear, so I checked in that area, everything was tight, but it still made the noise. I looked around on here and found all sorts of suggestions, so I tried them all. I pulled the rear seat, all of the panels out of the trunk, and the spare tire and jack. I gutted the car and rode around. Still had the blasted clunk! Gutted though, it sounded like it came from the left. While riding around, I noticed that road noise is terrible and my SLP LoudMouth sounds super aggressive, hehe.

So I went home and jacked the car up and tackled the left rear. I finally found that the bolt to the swat bar that is closest to front was not even fingertight, it was just hanging there. That was my last option, so I tightened it and rode around. CLUNK GONE! I could have saved gutting my car and wasting about 45 minutes if I had just checked it in the first place.... but I'm not putting the interior back in until after I go to the track next weekend
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w00t

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Good Job! Glad it was nothing serious. Tis good to post your findings on problems.
 

1low03gt

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I have the same problem .Did what you did by removing things,but did not help.So i guess i will do what you have stated...check the sway bar.Another noise i get is from the Mach 460 system(speaker,and amp inclosed case in trunk),i always have to retighten this freakin' thing.Time for some lock tight!!!!
Glad to see you have found the "clunk" !
 

1low03gt

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Well sure enough,my sway bar came loose on the passenger side.
But not no more .
 

FallenPhoenix

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1low03gt said:
I have the same problem .Did what you did by removing things,but did not help.So i guess i will do what you have stated...check the sway bar.Another noise i get is from the Mach 460 system(speaker,and amp inclosed case in trunk),i always have to retighten this freakin' thing.Time for some lock tight!!!!
Glad to see you have found the "clunk" !
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One thing I love about the Mach 1000, amps and everything are right out there in the open The mount is positively stuck to the trunk, no way you can move that thing without some serious effort.
 

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I also had a clunk caused by my sway bar and exhaust hitting together, took me a few tries to find it.
 
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