shire350Z Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Now after Wales my zed was not responding to the way i would have liked on the fast open roads iv decided to delve into the world of suspension, one part i should have really done sooner. Its not often i push the zed that hard anyway, so when i bought her it was important for me to get the 'looks' as i wanted now iv done that and it was quite a while ago iv just enjoyed the car for what it was without wanting to spend more money. Little reminder Returning from Wales though im sure im going to keep the car now so thought id turn to the suspension because as much as i loved the power of the superchargers theres so much more potential for my car to be quicker if the handling was made better with quality parts. So first things first before jumping straight into coilovers as i only run springs my shopping list to buy next week is..... Eibach Anti roll bars Whiteline Drop links front/rear Rear diff bush kit super pro compression (bananna arm) to chassis mounting bush Then more bushes and front camber arms following very soon and this is where your guys experiences comes in..... So..... front camber arms, should i swap the arms for uprated ones or just put the elongated bush in, im not sure yet, one part of me thinks i should buy new arms as the bushes are near £170 but.... unless i go for really expensive arms such as spl i see quite a few of the aftermarket camber arms i.e cusco, ichiba dont seem to last the test of time as the ball joint fails so little more homework needed there,would be good to hear anybody elses experiences...... i already have spc rear camber arms and toe bolts so it will be onto full bush replacemnet and coilovers. Now my budget wont stretch to a full superpro bush setup and looking what others have done its crucial to have the superpro bush for the main compression arm to chassis bush but after that it seems whiteline or energy bushes will be fine for all the others and at alot more of a competitive price. While iv got my compression arm off to fit the new superpro bush im thinking i might as well swap out the other one can anyone tell me what this one is classed as?? Also need to swap the front damper to control arm bushing as this is shot so thinking there again while the arm is off i might as well swap the other two bushes now one i think is called the lower control arm inner does this mean the other one near the shock damper bush is the outer??? little help here again would be appriciated!!! So thats the plan so far guys ill not get into coilovers yet as more important to get ther other bits sorted first If anyone can help naming exactly which bushes i need though on the front bottom two arms that would be great and also there experineces with front camber arms Edited May 26, 2013 by shire350Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Glad you are keeping the Zed fella, unfortunately for me it was a final hurrah I'm sure someone a lot more technical than me will be along soon with some pointers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamic Turtle Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Lovely Z, reminder for me to steam clean the engine bay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Can these be uprated the ball joints ??? Edited May 27, 2013 by shire350Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 Any ideas anyone?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Zada Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 They are you ball joints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 Can these be swapped out for uprated ones though or better sticking with standard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyd Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I'm going to be putting a set of super pro compression arm bushes up for sale next week only bought them the other week but have been installed and removed (as I ended up buying new arms) one has minor damage from when it was removed but won't affect performance. Will let these for £75 Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Stunning engine bay. You've given me something to aim for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Can these be uprated the ball joints ??? I've seen this on Horsham Developments http://www.h-dev.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=78_169_293_483_1406&products_id=25636 Give Jez a call, I THINK they might be the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 I'm going to be putting a set of super pro compression arm bushes up for sale next week only bought them the other week but have been installed and removed (as I ended up buying new arms) one has minor damage from when it was removed but won't affect performance. Will let these for £75 Cheers Tbh if I'm doing it might as well put brand new ones in dont want a issue once there in buddy, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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