I had a thump in the front which was caused by one of the shock mounting bolts being loose. The rubber bushing split and fell out. Scott Mueller 002981 RNDOLA -----Original Message----- From: James LaLonde [mailto:deloreandmcxii@xxxx] Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 9:09 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: Thumping suspension > It's hilarious how many times I've scared the bejeevers out myself > when I heard a chair/toolkit/whatever sliding around my trunk. Scares > me EVERYTIME I put something heavy in there... takes me a few minutes > to realize... then I feel dumb all over again. > > But, I experienced the sound your speaking of (non-parcel related). > Check that both the Sway bar brackets are not broken. Have you > installed the recall brackets up there? Are bushing still seated > nicely. > It could be the sound of the bar banging against the frame as you > stop braking. (does it happen just when you let of the brakes) > > A 'BOING' I found up front was a tie wrap I had used on something up > there and hitting the spring and going PING (sounded like a bell). > > > Hope it helps! > James L 004009