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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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I can not figure out what is ratteling in my rear end.... Hope the suspension is not loose...
Old Jan 15, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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Is your spare tire and tool kit secured tightly?
Old Jan 15, 2009 | 11:33 PM
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is it the actual trunk area? or just the rear of the car? could be the axle-back.
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 06:46 AM
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I am moving all over this country right now but I finally got to my new duty station so I will be able to climb under the car and see if the exhaust is loose.
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 07:10 AM
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Is it a rattle or more of a thunk or a clunk? If you have some other mods then what is listed in your sig like LCAs/UCA 1pc DS, these could also cause noises if not installed properly.
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Ato
Is it a rattle or more of a thunk or a clunk? If you have some other mods then what is listed in your sig like LCAs/UCA 1pc DS, these could also cause noises if not installed properly.
I finally found the problem today once I had a chance to crawl under the rear end and check it out. The right side exhaust pipe is about a 1/4 inch over the axel. The heavy load in my trunck was causing it to hit.

Thanks though. My car is now going in the garage for a little bit.
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by shane.stockard
I finally found the problem today once I had a chance to crawl under the rear end and check it out. The right side exhaust pipe is about a 1/4 inch over the axel. The heavy load in my trunk was causing it to hit.

Thanks though. My car is now going in the garage for a little bit.
Remove the dead weight FTW.
Old Jan 17, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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I had a golf ball in my trunk that was rolling around as i was racing
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 02:08 AM
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all we had to do was look at your mods and tell you what it was!
Like a doctor doing a patient analysis, when someone has rear rattles the first thing we need to know is if you've added aftermarket exhaust!
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