Hi all ! New member here so please bear with me. I have just bought a 1988 fairlady 2+2 non turbo,,great condition but for an annoying, and LOUD rattle/ rumble after driving for a couple miles . This only happens under light throttle ,,coast or standing on it and nothing at all. The sound is coming from the rear and I'm wondering if it's just CV joints or could it be the diff? (hopeing it's just something loose underneath) LOL ! The car has 58,000 documented miles so I'm kinda wondering if it's something serious or not??? I have access to a complete rearend assembly for £550 but that won't be there forever and I can't get it into a garage till next week. Sorry to be so long winded but thought that someone out there might have had the same experience!

Reid in Harlow,,AKA Complete Wally

...get underneath it and find out what's loose...Jack up one side at a time, remove back wheels place car on axle stands, and spray all of the rubber suspension parts / bushes with silicon lubricant - including the shiny bits of the shocks and where they mount into the bodywork at the top.

 

My very nice NA creaked, groaned and rattled when I got it. Turned out to be dry - sat in Japan doing nothing. Did as above and all of those worries about rear subframe bush replacement dissapeared and 4 years later haven't come back.

 

good luck

 

Jack