[MSCW list] new member looking for help diagnosing unwanted noises from 2007 Mazda3

[Michael Lerner]

I will be attending the club meeting tonite and would like to tap into the club's collective technical experience to troubleshoot? my 2007 Mazda 3i (color:sand, 4-door).? I have a creaking sound from the back of the car when I back out of the driveway in the morning and make the turn out of my street onto the main street.? Once under way, I hear more of a clunk when I accelerate after coasting (~30mph in traffic). I have read that the rear trailing arm bushings can wear out but I had the dealer inspect the suspension (as well as RP Performance) and both said everything looked fine.? One additional note is that the car is bone stock with the exception of a set of Koni FSD struts installed at 65,000 miles(car now has 108,000) Help???