Loud thunk coming from rear suspension

How old are your shocks?

I don't mean to insult you, but is your battery tied down correctly?

Rick

Don't worry about insulting me Rick.

That's actually a good point. I've got a lead-acid back there and did the bracket mount mod discussed elsewhere, plus sealed the vents, etc. It never occurred to me. Gonna check right now...

Well I'll be damned. A few months ago I retrofitted a power antenna. I don't know what year it was from, but I needed to do a decent amount of modding to get it all kosher. It was not a straight pop-in. In the process, I removed the battery. But upon reassembly, I failed to replace the top bracket I fashioned to hold the battery down! In the meantime, the lower braces, which by friction had been holding the battery solid, have come a bit loose. The battery rocks by hand now.

I don't know if this is indeed the noise, I could swear it's coming from the suspension. But who knows! Sound can travel

Hats off to Rick's wacky suggestion.

Doug