Please help, I am desparate! None of the local garages seem to be able to sus my problem.....

The drivers side front wheel is leaning in at the top giving it a camber reading of -2.5 (spec is -1.35 to -0.05 I beleive)This is enough to see the problem by eye.

This is causing excessive tyre wear on the inside edges.

Other symptoms are steering wheel woble at all speeds above about 50 MPH. Not balancing as I have had that done many times.

It also makes a sharp klicking noise from that side under heavy braking, especially as I lift off the brakes.

No obvious loose parts (bushes etc) not been in any accidents, all original(stock) parts.

Please help. If you know of a good garage in the north-east of England (middlesbrough area) please recomend.

 

 

It may still be the bushes. Mine look fine now that all the goo has stopped come out of it, but I know they are not right.

It may even be saggy springs. As the springs lose their tension, they gradually get lower causing the camber to change. This is a common problem with people who lower their cars.

 

I am trying to find the stock ride height

 

Stuart

If you look at posting by GIO he has a similar problem. Excessive negative camber could be springs sagging (evenly or unevenly) or leg damage and this cannot be reset by adjustment as the multi link suspension does not have any adjustment capability built in by Nissan. You can pay for adjustable arms from www.mjpautos.com ones (£200+) or do what my garage did and make up some thin steel plates and long bolts to fit between the arch and the upper link arm, each plate moves it out a bit and they keep adding plates until the neg camber comes back within OE tolerances.

 

(My Nissan garage has sorted mine out but may be too far for you. They are looking after 3/4 300zx's now. Coop Motor Group in Burton on Trent, speak to Martin Hines, Service Manager. 01283-527777.)

 

Any one have any better suggestions?

Top link bushes!!! Yuo can either buy the complete upper arm from nissan for something silly like £160 plus vat OR I should be able to supply upper arms with uprated bushes fitted to them for around £300 on an exchange basis...

 

If you are interested let me know on z32@btinternet.com

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

Hi Paul,

yours sounds different to mine. I don't have wobble, and don't have klicking noise.

Sound as if you need a 300ZX specialist on your side. I've had good advice from Jeff TT, it sounds as if the Burton chap used by John (above) is good and on another thread somewhere, jaylox has (I think) recommended someone in your direction?

 

Good luck - Gio

paul,sorry i didnt see this post.a good garage in middlesbrough is falcon engineering not sure if they can sort ya out but they do all the zeds here in boro.jaylox