Re:knocking sound when driving

Hi there awesome people! I am a new member on the forum but i have been reading for a while now. I recently bought my own Jimny (Bordeaux red, best color) from 1998 and so far i am absolutely loving the simplicity and the fact that you can fix most of it with basic tools. I usually only use my Leatherman for example!

I hope i am not coming trough like a douche when just reading and now only giving a question as input on the forum, but there is something i need help with. In the recent couple of weeks i have been hearing an annoying knocking sound coming from the back. Its only there when i make sharp turns to the left or right, and when i drive over minor bumps in the road. its on the drivers side of the car (left side for me) and it sounds like its somewhere between the rear bumper and shocks.

i filmed a little clip with my phone which i attempt to put here. I hope there is somewhere out here on the forum that has had the same experience that figured it out. Many thanks in advance!

Welcome to the forum. Sounds to me like a damper has failed. That or the exhaust is rubbing on something.

Welcome

Shock like Lambert says maybe? Get someone else to rock the car like you were and have a good look about underneath, or put your camera on record under it and rock from above.
It could be panhard rod or mount, body mount, broken spring, all kinds of things really. Sorry thats not much help.

Going to give that a try! Thanks for the input. Going to update this when i find out more!

Alright,i traced the problem to worn bushings! Going to see if i can buy a set of bushings for the entire car. Most of them looked original and almost all of them were about as soft as a pencil eraser. Are there any brands out there that are recommended? Or is any bushing replacement kit good enough?

I almost bought a new Jimny today. A 2005 model. Drove very nice until i tried the 4wd. The 4wd indicator was blinking (owner said this was normal lol, he replaced the gearbox himself) and also a rattling sound coming from underneath. oh well.. haha. Have a good one!

JimnyFromSweden wrote: Alright,i traced the problem to worn bushings! Going to see if i can buy a set of bushings for the entire car. Most of them looked original and almost all of them were about as soft as a pencil eraser. Are there any brands out there that are recommended? Or is any bushing replacement kit good enough?

I almost bought a new Jimny today. A 2005 model. Drove very nice until i tried the 4wd. The 4wd indicator was blinking (owner said this was normal lol, he replaced the gearbox himself) and also a rattling sound coming from underneath. oh well.. haha. Have a good one!

Maybe you can finde something here?

www.jimnybits.com/jimny/suspension.html