Loud thud over bumps

[wtf lol]

Every time I go over a bump or dip in the road, there is this awful sound that comes from the right rear of my car. It sounds like a bowling ball is where my spare tire goes and every time a bump is hit, it makes a low, "thud" type sound. I don't know if its my shocks or not. When I push down on my car, I don't hear the noise and the car doesn't bounce as if there was a blown shock. I tried to record the noise but its too low for the mic to pick it up. I don't want to spend money on shocks if that's not the issue. Does anybody know what the problem could be or has anybody had this issue before? Thanks guys.

 

[Krackermost]

My money is in the rear strut mount! I have the EXACT issue last week! strut popped thru the mount on me...

 

[wtf lol]

Holy crap! I'll check that asap!

 

[navyspeed3]

How the hell did that happen???

 

[speed3 britz]

My money is in the rear strut mount! I have the EXACT issue last week! strut popped thru the mount on me...

3's have a separate shock and spring in the rear unlike the strut shown here in the pic. This is probably from a pro5 I'm assuming... completely different. Your "clunk" or "thump" may be related to the swaybar. The bushings are known to wear and make noise, that was problem with mine.

 

[Jdm_Mica]

Sounds like swaybar, check your endlinks

 

[skallen]

I must agree with the swaybar answer.....I had some pretty nasty noises coming from my stocker before I replaced it with a Progress sway bar. Now I've only got a few squeaks in the wintertime to attend to.