minor thumping when driving

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Hey guys,

Couldnt think of anywhere to put this so general discussion its become.
My friend has just bought a Subaru impreza RS 2.5L with abotu 115k clicks on it. When he drives it just recently when he picked it up, it makes a thump as tho theres a flat tire, on each revolution. Its not hugely noticable, but it certainly wasnt there when we test drove it.

I'm not sure how else to describe it, but it becomes more noticeable with speed and only brainstorming i  could come up with is, as tho something under the car is bent like something to do with the axel or wheels.
The car is stock.

If anyone has any info or knows what this could be, give me a heads up.

Cheers guys

Dane

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Re: minor thumping when driving

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Could be a flat spot on one of the tyres.
Could be bad wheel alignment.
Could be crap tyres.
Could be bad shocks.

Could be any number of things. If you guys can't source the problem, take it back to the dealer and get them to fix it.
If it was bought privately, take it to Bob Jane or something like that.

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Re: minor thumping when driving

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I'll throw in a couple more "could'as"


Could be a poor driveshaft (poorly reco'd or needing reco'ing)
Could be wheel bearings
Could be a buckled wheel (I've bought NEW wheels that were buckled)
Could be a warped brake disc


Could be something caught underneath the car. Like a mattress.

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Re: minor thumping when driving

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lol, who da f*** drives over a mattress???

im thinking it could be one of the cv's, sounds pretty typical. does it make the sound when he has the wheel fully locked and driving slow?

other than that, check to see nothing around the engine bay is knocking around

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Re: minor thumping when driving

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Is your sub turned down low?

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