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JoHn E · 02-05-2009, 10:02 AM

i was driving on the freeway to work and i heard a LOUDASS POP sound from the rear of the car. it sounded like my tires popped but when I got to work the tires look fine.

I was just in 5th going straight and wasnt shifting or turning or anything
what do u guys think it might be

by the way im using coilovers but I dont know if it could be that. can coilovers blow like that and make a pop?

i didnt see anything fall off my car in the rear view either

Bigsyke · 02-05-2009, 10:04 AM

My rear pops all the time, its the subframe shifting.

J40sx · 02-05-2009, 10:09 AM

hah yea nvm about the exhaust,
yea its your subframe, i get that
pop noise
while angling on a steep driveway
every now and then

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigsyke

My rear pops all the time, its the subframe shifting.

J40sx · 02-05-2009, 10:07 AM

what kind of exhaust do you have

when i got my buddy club
spec2 exhaust with a testpipe
i remember cruzing on the freeway and my exhaust
made a loud pop noise

i guess cause my car is acting up with the back fire
but eh could be

ATLspeed · 02-05-2009, 10:16 AM

you might of just drove over somethin and it hit something under your car. i drove over something once and it hit my downpipe and lifted the front of my car 3-5 inches in the air...my downpipe has this wierd dent in it now thow lol

JoHn E · 02-05-2009, 10:30 AM

o i forgot to mention it was the stock exhaust .

and if it was the subframe how often does that happen if ur driving straight?
this is the first time ive heard this noise

Grenade180sx · 02-05-2009, 10:37 AM

i hit a racoon once. it made a pop noise under my seat. it was the racoon faults tho who plays in the street nowadays?

JoHn E · 02-05-2009, 12:46 PM

could a coilover make a sound that loud if it blows?

lflkajfj12123 · 02-05-2009, 01:49 PM

doubt it

you either hit something or your subframe was slopping around

ryguy · 02-05-2009, 02:52 PM

I doubt the subframe would make that popping noise if you were going in a straight line at a constant speed. I have only gotten it turning or going up a big curb. You probably kicked up a rock or a piece of debris.

allntrlundrgrnd · 02-05-2009, 02:57 PM

rock prob got kicked up into fender well or somesing

ESmorz · 02-05-2009, 03:09 PM

sliddinsil8o · 02-05-2009, 03:36 PM

just throwing this out there...ck your rear lugs. sounds crazy but its happened to me before. i put some different rim/tire combo back there that put to much stress on them and caused the lug studs to break. first one it popped i didnt know what it was, second time it scared me but still didnt know what it was, third time it happened, my left rear side just dropped and rim was being held on by one stud.

zugoi · 02-05-2009, 03:39 PM

Like everyone else said could of just been a rock that flew up into your wheel well or hit the body. Might wanna check the strut shafts on your coilovers just to make sure they didnt snap.

clark · 02-05-2009, 03:52 PM

you drive a 15 year old car. it's gonna make fucked up noises.

just ignore it

Bigsyke · 02-05-2009, 05:12 PM

My subframe will clunk going straight, if you dont have sub collars there is about 1" of play, and hitting a crease in the road with blown bushings will cause this clunk.

I put on spacers and my passenger end clunks like a bitch sometimes, everything is tight.

slider2828 · 02-05-2009, 05:15 PM

F... man.... Welcome to "The Daily F...ing Adventures of Driving a 240sx".....

Buy something made this decade..... come on..... these things happen... Worry about it if it popped and you didn't get to work.....

420sx · 02-05-2009, 05:33 PM

thats the truth right there. you probably ran over a dead baby and failed to notice it

Rapier46 · 02-05-2009, 09:08 PM

probably an exhaust leak.

02-05-2009, 10:02 AM	#1
JoHn E Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SOCAL Posts: 114 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	heard a loud pop from the rear, what can it be i was driving on the freeway to work and i heard a LOUDASS POP sound from the rear of the car. it sounded like my tires popped but when I got to work the tires look fine. I was just in 5th going straight and wasnt shifting or turning or anything what do u guys think it might be by the way im using coilovers but I dont know if it could be that. can coilovers blow like that and make a pop? i didnt see anything fall off my car in the rear view either

02-05-2009, 10:07 AM	#4
J40sx Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Santa ana Posts: 515 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	what kind of exhaust do you have when i got my buddy club spec2 exhaust with a testpipe i remember cruzing on the freeway and my exhaust made a loud pop noise i guess cause my car is acting up with the back fire but eh could be __________________ dying is only living, dying to live

02-05-2009, 10:16 AM	#5
ATLspeed Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Eden, MD, USA Age: 37 Posts: 921 Trader Rating: (14) Rides Gallery: ATLspeed Feedback Score: 14 reviews	you might of just drove over somethin and it hit something under your car. i drove over something once and it hit my downpipe and lifted the front of my car 3-5 inches in the air...my downpipe has this wierd dent in it now thow lol __________________ 93 s13 Vert - 2jz/cd009 -- parted/sold 95 Supra Turbo

02-05-2009, 02:52 PM	#10
ryguy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Suburbs Age: 35 Posts: 1,544 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I doubt the subframe would make that popping noise if you were going in a straight line at a constant speed. I have only gotten it turning or going up a big curb. You probably kicked up a rock or a piece of debris. __________________

02-05-2009, 02:57 PM	#11
allntrlundrgrnd Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,481 Trader Rating: (17) Rides Gallery: allntrlundrgrnd Feedback Score: 17 reviews	rock prob got kicked up into fender well or somesing __________________ https://www.instagram.com/kook_180sx

02-05-2009, 10:04 AM	#2
Bigsyke Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NA Age: 39 Posts: 1,342 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My rear pops all the time, its the subframe shifting.

02-05-2009, 10:30 AM	#6
JoHn E Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SOCAL Posts: 114 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	o i forgot to mention it was the stock exhaust . and if it was the subframe how often does that happen if ur driving straight? this is the first time ive heard this noise

02-05-2009, 10:37 AM	#7
Grenade180sx Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 909/951 Age: 36 Posts: 2,457 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i hit a racoon once. it made a pop noise under my seat. it was the racoon faults tho who plays in the street nowadays?

02-05-2009, 12:46 PM	#8
JoHn E Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SOCAL Posts: 114 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	could a coilover make a sound that loud if it blows?

02-05-2009, 01:49 PM	#9
lflkajfj12123 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 　　　　　　　　 Posts: 8,483 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	doubt it you either hit something or your subframe was slopping around

02-05-2009, 03:09 PM	#12
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02-05-2009, 03:36 PM	#13
sliddinsil8o Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2005 Location: T3x@$$ Age: 39 Posts: 107 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	just throwing this out there...ck your rear lugs. sounds crazy but its happened to me before. i put some different rim/tire combo back there that put to much stress on them and caused the lug studs to break. first one it popped i didnt know what it was, second time it scared me but still didnt know what it was, third time it happened, my left rear side just dropped and rim was being held on by one stud. __________________ **SIGNATURE EXCEEDS FORUM LIMITS....PLEASE READ THE RULES**

02-05-2009, 03:39 PM	#14
zugoi Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay area Posts: 560 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Like everyone else said could of just been a rock that flew up into your wheel well or hit the body. Might wanna check the strut shafts on your coilovers just to make sure they didnt snap. __________________ Drunk posting FTW!

02-05-2009, 03:52 PM	#15
clark Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: new york Posts: 1,035 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	you drive a 15 year old car. it's gonna make fucked up noises. just ignore it

02-05-2009, 05:12 PM	#16
Bigsyke Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NA Age: 39 Posts: 1,342 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My subframe will clunk going straight, if you dont have sub collars there is about 1" of play, and hitting a crease in the road with blown bushings will cause this clunk. I put on spacers and my passenger end clunks like a bitch sometimes, everything is tight.

02-05-2009, 05:15 PM	#17
slider2828 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,998 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	F... man.... Welcome to "The Daily F...ing Adventures of Driving a 240sx"..... Buy something made this decade..... come on..... these things happen... Worry about it if it popped and you didn't get to work..... __________________ Turn and Burn!

02-05-2009, 05:33 PM	#18
420sx Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Age: 41 Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: 420sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thats the truth right there. you probably ran over a dead baby and failed to notice it __________________ hydropgrahics! ls1......

02-05-2009, 09:08 PM	#19
Rapier46 Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Calgary Age: 33 Posts: 260 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	probably an exhaust leak. __________________ Left hand drive 240sx's ARE NOT SILVIAS.