Weird clunking sound

[si1via]

I've heard this particular sound about 1 to 1.5 years ago. It comes and goes. I used to think it was the tension rod bushings, but no longer think it's that....because i just replaced them. I usually can reproduce it when backing up, either going down my driveway or while parking into a parallel spot. Seems more prevalent while I'm turning and backing up, which is why I mostly hear it while parking into parallel spaces. It sounds hollowy....i guess cause when I hear it it's just echoing through my chasis. Ah well....it's a old car...I guess i'll have to live with it. could it be worn out bushings on the subframe? I have a '93.

[LayNLow240]

do you have a clutchpack lsd? if so thats prob whats causing it. if not your subframe bushings are probably worn out.

[positron1]

I've heard this particular sound about 1 to 1.5 years ago. It comes and goes. I used to think it was the tension rod bushings, but no longer think it's that....because i just replaced them. I usually can reproduce it when backing up, either going down my driveway or while parking into a parallel spot. Seems more prevalent while I'm turning and backing up, which is why I mostly hear it while parking into parallel spaces. It sounds hollowy....i guess cause when I hear it it's just echoing through my chasis. Ah well....it's a old car...I guess i'll have to live with it. could it be worn out bushings on the subframe? I have a '93.

Same thing was happening here. Turned out to be my top bearing mounts. My car would clunk when backing up and make a grinding sound when I turned the wheels. I replaced my top bearing mounts with pillowball mounts and the problem was fixed. Look for the S13 top bearing mount write-up in the middle of the page here...http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/suspension.html