I have recently started to hear a noise from the front suspension area that sounds almost like a tire hitting a fender wall but more like tick-tick-tick. This occurs when I am coming out of a corner autocrossing under hard throttle. It almost sounds like the sound of a severly understeering tire, but I can feel it through the pedals and steering wheel. It is not the typical clunk some people mention.

I have the stock suspension and wheels with 245/45/R16 S03's that have never given me any other problems. I have 38,000 miles on the car and have been autocrossing for 1 season.

The only variables I can think of is that I am left foot braking now, so I am able to get on the throttle earlier at the exit of a turn.

I did some searching and checked out: http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/s...eshooting.html
I am leaning toward a wheel bearing or engine mount.

Any ideas???

 

Come on guys!

 

sounds like wheel bearings to me...same thing happened to my friends truck everything got messed up...get them checked out before they meld themselves to other stuff

 

look for loose bolts too

mike

 

The wheels aren't loose at all, no bearing slop. I guess I could pull them apart and look inside.