Hi all,
My newly acquired GTP has a clunking noise from the right rear. It doesn't do it all the time but if you hit a pothole etc on the right rear there's a clunking and banging noise.
I've done a visual inspection and the trailing arms etc have some surface rust but are solid. The swaybar end links are also still attached. I see some seeping from the lower spring perch, so I strongly suspect the strut is bad... but my question is with bad struts will it travel enough to bang something in the back? I think it might be hitting the bump stops but due to the successions of clunks/bangs it almost sounds like it's hitting something else. Is it possible with extended travel it could smack into the exhaust.
Regardless, replacing the two rear struts is going to happen. I don't see anything else back there that could make that kind of noise and figured that others here more familiar with the rear suspension setup may have some insight.
Thanks!
