I dont know. I just bought this 8 a couple months ago.. I will check that but I doubt that is the problem.

 

wen u figure it out let me know buddy!! I have the exact same darn problem with my 8. When the car turns or is slightly moving towards the right..i hear that popping clacking sound!! It doesnt make any noise wen i go left. When i brake during right turns, I dont hear anything either...Its pissing me off..I wanna know if I can fix myself when I figure out the problem...dont wanna take a trip to the Stealership at all!! And dont worry about those clowns saying its CV Joints...they must have some special edition FWD RX-8...

 

FYI, my problem was resolved; discovered it was a loose alignment bolt.

 

^ Exactly what my problem was too, I posted up a video of it here somewhere.

 

i feel stupid that I didnt check this 1st...But it was my lug nuts. Apparently some one was tryna steal my rims...time to get lock nuts again!! FML

 

Another thing to check, had something similar drive me crazy for a while and finally discovered that the bolts used to mount the crossbrace to the rear of the front subframe were loose on one side.

 

Hey, I have this now too.. which alignment bolt was loose?

I recently had an alignment done as well, and similar symptom described. Doesn't make sound from static lock to lock turning. For me, it's going in reverse at slow speed, on full lock, it randomly and suddenly will make a loud BANG like something snapped, but everything looks fine, and the car drives fine.

 

Not sure which specifically, but it was between the front camber or caster bolts; both I believe are attached to the lower control arms.

 

So did you have the noise just like how I describe it? It's not a constant clicking, it's a sudden loud BANG.... but it'll keep rolling. The bang can be felt through the passenger side, floor.

 

Yes, same noise. I can't recall if it could be physically felt through the passenger side.

 

If your bolts were loose and obviouslty you had driven around on them to realize the problem, would the alignment setting be changed? Would I need another alignment after they are tightened? But then if you need another alignment, then they have to be loosened again.. LOL.... hahaha

 

Sorry to resurrect a decade old thread but did anyone figure out what the cause of the noise was? I am experiencing the same issue on my Series 1. I recently went in a few months ago for having the ball joints changed by the dealer as the recall was never done by the previous owner. The car had blown rear shocks when I bought it and it already made a clunking noise. I am not sure if the noise was there before or after as I noticed it more when I replaced my rear shocks a few days ago.

 

Thread throwback, but I had this exact issue, and this was the resolution. Drove me crazy for way too long.

 

Another potential clunk is from bad poly swaybar bushings......I cut out the endlinks but have been too lazy to replace the swaybar bushings lol. My tein flexZs in the front are stiff enough I hardly know the difference on street.