The rear suspension on my Grande Punto project car (basically a scrap car) was heavy, and so I decided to "Fix it" You know where this is heading now don't you..
I decided to change the rear shocks. After the change it started to clang very heavily so much worse I wished I hadn't started So I figured I'd bought bad shocks off ebay and replaced them with better ones from GSF. But the car was still clanging, so I changed the rear springs and its still clanging. I then changed the hangars on the exhaust and the same result. I've tied up the heat shields so they can't move much. I checked the rear seats to see if they move but nothing. I took everything out of the boot, including the tyre.
The clanging noise is metallic and occurs going over big speed bumps, its not noticeable on small speed bumps or ordinary driving. It is coming from the rear as I go over the big bumps when the rear suspension bottoms out.
So now I'm at a loss, what can I check next?
I decided to change the rear shocks. After the change it started to clang very heavily so much worse I wished I hadn't started So I figured I'd bought bad shocks off ebay and replaced them with better ones from GSF. But the car was still clanging, so I changed the rear springs and its still clanging. I then changed the hangars on the exhaust and the same result. I've tied up the heat shields so they can't move much. I checked the rear seats to see if they move but nothing. I took everything out of the boot, including the tyre.
The clanging noise is metallic and occurs going over big speed bumps, its not noticeable on small speed bumps or ordinary driving. It is coming from the rear as I go over the big bumps when the rear suspension bottoms out.
So now I'm at a loss, what can I check next?
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