Strange sound that i cant trace! Options

[enderswift]

hey everyone,

i got the celi on the road recently and ironed out my clutch issues thanks to the members on here. The car runs great and i couldn't be happier with it except for a strange sound every time i drive over a crack in the road. The best way i can describe it that its a light tssss sound everytime i go over a very light bump/dip/crack, almost like air escaping a tire (its not i checked). it seems like its coming from the drivers side since any friends driving shotty think im losing my mind. I checked EVERYTHING and nothing rattles. I even had my friends bounce on the door sill and checked if it was the shocks. I know im asking you guys to pin point a tricky problem with pretty vague info, but im hoping someone may have had the same issue and found a solution. My theory is that the spring mounts could use some anti-sieze or maybe the sway bar bushings are making noise..

any help is appreciated

[enderswift]

200+k miles yikes. im barely into the 70's and i've ruled out my shocks with every test i could think of O.o

so i think i found out what it is. On usdm celicas, the crash bar has holes in it where the front bumper clips in. These clips arent needed and break easy when pulled out. Well, thats exactly what happened when i took my bumper off ( i was resealing the highbeam). anyway i never replaced those clips and apparently the bumper likes to smack against the crash bar making that strange sound. I still havent bought the replacement clips so i cant be certain that this is the source, fingers crossed.

if its not the bumper then im gonna start looking at the clutch linkages and such, maybe theres a loose bit that i've overlooked.