Noise from the back of car

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ga.spyder
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Your car is a: 1982 Spider 2000
Location: Blairsville ,Ga.

Noise from the back of car

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Hey gang.I have a small issue with my 82 :o I am getting a popping sound from the pass. rear of the car.Hard to describe,but kinda like when you run over a rock with the edge of a tire.I seem to get it when the suspension loads and unloads on hard cornering,or even when the car is loaded/unloaded on uneven ground.I have tightened everything underneath,that I can.This includes panhard,trailing arms,shocks.I have checked the spring buckets also.Everything was tight. All the rubber bushings appear to be fine.My exhaust is a bit of a mess,but I dont think the pipe hitting is the noise I am hearing.It doesnt do it all the time,fairly intermittent.I do not believe it is driveshaft related either.Any thoughts?? I have pulled ,prodded,yanked,and compressed everything,but I cant make it do it on jackstands or on the ground.
Any feedback is,as always,appreciated
Craig Nelson

1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
2001 BMW 328ci daily driver and track car
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kmac33
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Your car is a: 1974 Spider
Location: Lilburn/Stone Mountain Georgia

Re: Noise from the back of car

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Craig,
Sounds like you may have a suspension bushing that is binding.
Kevin McMullen

1974 Fiat Spider - Restoration Complete! But the mods/refinements continue
1980 Fiat Spider
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ga.spyder
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Your car is a: 1982 Spider 2000
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Re: Noise from the back of car

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Thanks Kev.I looked all the bushings over and they appeared in good shape.That was my first thought,too and I figured I would find one damaged.The arms were replace about a year ago,with new bushings.
Craig Nelson

1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
2001 BMW 328ci daily driver and track car
Fling It Around Turns !
jimincalif
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Your car is a: 1980 FI Spider
Location: Lake Forest, CA

Re: Noise from the back of car

Post by jimincalif »

Sounds like what mine does too, especially when making a right turn up a sloping driveway. Mark didn't find anything wrong when I had it at his shop last year, I did not find anything when I swapped the entire rear end last year either (and there was no change after the swap either.) Took it to a local mechanic who Razooli knows, he says it is the body flexing. Said he has seen many spiders do this and that the rest of the car will fall apart before it causes any other problem.

I'd still like to stop it but you have to find the area causing it first.
1980 FI Spider
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