thankfully it went at low speed!

 

 

umm think my wheels meant to point same way!

Edited June 8, 201114 yr by ellodave

:O Owch!

Oh dear!!!!

WTF. very lucky mate wasnt at speed, has it snapped????????????

Damn got really excited there! not because of your misfortune but because I told someone only a couple of days ago to check the lower arm where the tension rod fits!! ;)

 

btw let me know if you need a new arm (shameless plug)

Thats a big fail mate how would this happen?

common problem too! is a know area to check especially on the uk's .

 

fatigues at the tension rod to lower arm point, fist time i have seen it completely snap tho!!!!

 

you were bloody luck!

yeah was very lucky the steering started to go funny and pull to the right so i pulled over to check what was going on and when i got back in the car i heard a big bang and the arm snapped clean in half!!! and i am after an arm Baz anthonyd is having a look for me tonight as he is local ish to me but if not ill give you a pm

where exactly is this?

out of interest have you got poly bushes on the tension arms?

In Wales mate :lol::lol:

well that explains things lol, nah jks. i just looked at the pic again and noticed the inner part of the alloy. so im pretty ofay with what it is now lol. ouch is this common?

Umm they maybe polybushed come to think of it. Its not something i have done would this cause extra strain on the arms then?

 

And yes def in wales :lol: but passanger side lower arm to answer your question

It is a known issue with poly bushes as there is not enough flex on the bush as the wheel moves up & down. This causes the metal to flex & eventually fail.

 

Rather a nasty failure there! :ohmy:

when my first Z started creaking this is what I found (similar both sides)

 

 

I've got an arm in the garage.

http://specialtyz.com/blog/?p=284

 

not new I'm afraid!-checking mine Tomorrow!:detective:

Is it worth adding some plates to strengthen the arms? And where can i get standard bushes from?

Is it worth adding some plates to strengthen the arms? And where can i get standard bushes from?

 

Nissan dont sell the bushes - you need complete arms however Nismo bushes are available which are uprated but still give movement.

 

Or rose jointed tension rods to give free radial movement around the pivot while keeping ultra firm laterally!! (which I have ;) )

 

:smartass:

I had this happen to me a couple of months after fitting poly bushes on my z31, same as you in that the first I knew was when it pulled to one side forcefully when I put the brakes on approaching a red light.

Replaced with standard rubber ones.

does anybody have a link to wear i can get replacment tension rods from?

I've literally just removed two mint ones from my breaker if you are interested? can get them sent today. Drop me a PM if you want them.

Pm'd