under body noises

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spitty

under body noises

Postby spitty » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:28 pm

Hi all .. I dont quite know where to put this so i,ll start here . When i drive my NA8 diagonally across a spoon drain or dip in the road i get a \"crack\" i can feel and hear. It seems to come from under my feet or somewhere close. The hard top sometimes does the same thing but that is easily identifiable. Had a bit of a crawl around under the car this morning and could find nothing obvious. Sprayed the rubber bushed joints with silicon lubricant and tried to tighten any bolts i could find. No joy :cry: :cry: Anyony got any clues :?

OMY005
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Postby OMY005 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:39 pm

Mine does the same occasionally. Seems to be the sway/roll bar mounts as it only happens like you said with diagonal loading.
Previously, White 95 NA 1.8 Hard Top,Stock standard
Now, 2016 Fiat 500x, 2014 Fiat 500, 2015 ND GT 2.0

OMY005
Racing Driver
Posts: 502
Joined: Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:26 pm
Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
Location: Brisbane, Australia

Postby OMY005 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:41 pm

Mine does the same occasionally. Seems to be the sway/roll bar mounts as it only happens like you said with diagonal loading.
Previously, White 95 NA 1.8 Hard Top,Stock standard
Now, 2016 Fiat 500x, 2014 Fiat 500, 2015 ND GT 2.0

gregord

Postby gregord » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:22 pm

I had the same noise and tracked it down to shocks bottoming on bump stops.

spitty

under body noises

Postby spitty » Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:22 pm

Thanks guys. I do know i have some cheap after market shocks fitted and my local susp, tyre guy suggested it may be that. I guess i,ll have to upgrade at some time ,budget and HER permitting


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