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    Hi,

    I have a 2000 GP GT 4dr, it had the typicle strut mount clunk in the rear, I found a 99 GP at Pull-a-Part with 42,000 miles on it, I pulled the struts out of the rear, replaced the mounts, and installed them, the clunking going over bumps is gone, I know I should have replaced with Quick-struts, but $$$ didn't allow it at this time. Anyways, before I installed these, the car would be going down the road and would start to make a similar clunk but with the speed of the car, (approx 30mph), and the rear of the car would jerk to the right. I thought the struts were completly junk, (they were) along with the mounts, and it was wandering. After i changed the struts, it still does this, but if I get on the brakes hard and keep on the gas to maintain speed, it goes away. I pulled the brakes apart, (recently purchased car) and it has had a recent brake job in the rear with new pads and rotors and hubs/bearings, old calipers/hoses. I thought maybe a hose had collapsed, so i pulled the caliper, pressed in the piston and clamped both hoses to eliminated the rear brakes. Still makes clunking sound and you feel it through the whole car, I also pulled the rotors and E-brakes look OK. But even with th elines pinched off, when i would get on the brakes hard and still maintain speed the noise went away. Anyone have any ideas on this? I know I shouldn't have pinched the hoses like that, but I am getting desperate ot finding anything. All the bushings, trailing arms, sway bar links, look good and nothing has any play in it. Sorry about writing a book, but wanted to cover as much as I could that I did.

    Thanks in advance for any help/opinions,

    AL
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    found my clunk....the rt side track bar adjusting sleeve's threads were almost gone, at times when it was in the air, it had pressure on it so it didn't move, and when on the ground it had the weight of the car on it. I had my Dad drive it off the curb a few times, and when it did make noise, i could see the wheel move from front to back about 1-2 inches. I changed the track bar and its a new car all over again..

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    track bar adjusting sleeve's
    what is this what is it attached to couldn't find it on alldata
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    having problems with rear suspension sagging and hearing rattle noise in back despite new quickstrut
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