An update.
I got back to my home country and got my e30 to my mechanic to have a look.
The subframe bolts are already tight as can be, so don't know what else can be done there. It seems as tho the space is just due to the neck area on the OEM rubber bushings.
As for the shock bolts, they can't be tightened anymore either, so maybe they got replaced by wrong length bolts at some point in time. I did notice I don't appear to have the washer (part #2 in above diagram) though.
I also changed the diff bushing while I was back. The old one turned out to have some cracks in the rubber. The new one felt better, but it did not resolve the thumping/clunking sound.
I'm starting to think the PU rear mounts might have failed somehow.
I got back to my home country and got my e30 to my mechanic to have a look.
The subframe bolts are already tight as can be, so don't know what else can be done there. It seems as tho the space is just due to the neck area on the OEM rubber bushings.
As for the shock bolts, they can't be tightened anymore either, so maybe they got replaced by wrong length bolts at some point in time. I did notice I don't appear to have the washer (part #2 in above diagram) though.
I also changed the diff bushing while I was back. The old one turned out to have some cracks in the rubber. The new one felt better, but it did not resolve the thumping/clunking sound.
I'm starting to think the PU rear mounts might have failed somehow.
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