Disclaimer: Tried to search, but there are SO many threads on weird pop/thud/clunk noises I can't comb through all of them.
I installed a used street unit RMM recently a mazdaspeed bro hooked me up with. It's in good shape, rubber is intact. It was a bitch to get in, felt like it was too girthy. Finally I got it with some silicone lube and prying. I got all the bolts tight and took it on a test drive. I took off pretty hard from a stop and heard/felt a pop/thud/clunk kind of noise. It felt like something shifted very slightly. I went back to the garage, got under the car, and checked the bolts. I forget the torque specs but I used whatever corksport had in their install guide. Nothing loosened up.
I still get the noise occasionally. It's always a single noise. It never did this before the rmm install. It seems more common if I'm aggressive in 1st or 2nd and the wheels aren't perfectly straight. Cannot replicate it in 3rd gear or higher.
I'd like to know what's going on. Any suggestions on what to check? I would think it has to be something with the RMM. Since everything torqued to spec I have no idea what it could be. Unless it's my test pipe banging something (my test pipe doesn't attach to hangers, I've seen threads on that) but it sounds more like a noise associated with a high tensile strength. If that makes any sense. I'm at a loss. Previous rmm owner said he never experienced it.
I installed a used street unit RMM recently a mazdaspeed bro hooked me up with. It's in good shape, rubber is intact. It was a bitch to get in, felt like it was too girthy. Finally I got it with some silicone lube and prying. I got all the bolts tight and took it on a test drive. I took off pretty hard from a stop and heard/felt a pop/thud/clunk kind of noise. It felt like something shifted very slightly. I went back to the garage, got under the car, and checked the bolts. I forget the torque specs but I used whatever corksport had in their install guide. Nothing loosened up.
I still get the noise occasionally. It's always a single noise. It never did this before the rmm install. It seems more common if I'm aggressive in 1st or 2nd and the wheels aren't perfectly straight. Cannot replicate it in 3rd gear or higher.
I'd like to know what's going on. Any suggestions on what to check? I would think it has to be something with the RMM. Since everything torqued to spec I have no idea what it could be. Unless it's my test pipe banging something (my test pipe doesn't attach to hangers, I've seen threads on that) but it sounds more like a noise associated with a high tensile strength. If that makes any sense. I'm at a loss. Previous rmm owner said he never experienced it.
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