Clunking can come from a number of places. In addition to isolating the jar of road imperfections, the rear suspension bushings act as a type of spherical joint to allow some adjustment as dimension changes result from the lateral and radius arc movement of the suspension. If these bushings are begining to display wear or deterioration it could cause clunking. Several years back there was an article in DeLorean World magazine regarding the movement of axle bearings in the rear suspension carriers. Apparently some cars had developed enough slop in the housing to allow, during hard cornering, a bit of bearing movement back and forth between the tru arc rings securing them. The suggestion there was to try to inject grease into the housing around the bearing. Cv joints should not cause a clunk if they are in good condition. A certain amount of movement back and forth between the transaxle and the rear carrier is normal. Certainly the DeLorean's rear suspension is a compromise between manufacturing cost and performance and there are better ways to do it like, for example, the Pierce design. A triangular lower traverse link would probably offer better handling than the stock design but that would require changes elsewhere in the way the rear suspension travel is controlled. Cost was begining to be a major factor and the DeLorean wasn't designed with all out performance in mind anyway. The selling price was already exceeding it's competition. The window price on a 1982 Corvette was under $20,000 while the Delorean was over $25,000. All in all, I still feel a properly maintained original rear suspension system is safe and reliable. Bruce Benson > My !#$@#% car has so much clunking from the > half-axles sliding back and forth that I am constantly >checking the TABs, but have to fight the tendency to >forget that that noise is there. I've done the body bolts >several times, secured the tool kits and stuff, >and replaced rear-end bearings... I removed my original >TABs last year and they were slightly stretched, > slightly bent.