Z and g front upper control arms suck
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Z and g front upper control arms suck
So my g35 has been lowered for a while now, was using SPC upper front arms, but found those too hard to dial in by myself unless they were done at the alignment shop. The sliding bolt is way too touchy.
Next I tried the Kinetix front upper control arms, they were awesome for the first 5 months. Easy to adjust because you could reference where you started by the number of turns on the ball joint. Then the Crunching and Creaking noises started going 0-10mph when starting and stopping. Lubing the bushings does not help. The ball joint is also hitting the inside of the fender so I had to hammer that out. Still need a little more positive so more hammering is required.
Now I am stuck, don't know which arm to go to now. The SPL arms for $700 are way too much. But worth it?
What other arm should I try??????????
What I am thinking of doing is adding a hard bushing to the Kinetic. Or a bushing similar to the SPC. But one of the reason is ditched SPC was because of the bushings it used.
Next I tried the Kinetix front upper control arms, they were awesome for the first 5 months. Easy to adjust because you could reference where you started by the number of turns on the ball joint. Then the Crunching and Creaking noises started going 0-10mph when starting and stopping. Lubing the bushings does not help. The ball joint is also hitting the inside of the fender so I had to hammer that out. Still need a little more positive so more hammering is required.
Now I am stuck, don't know which arm to go to now. The SPL arms for $700 are way too much. But worth it?
What other arm should I try??????????
What I am thinking of doing is adding a hard bushing to the Kinetic. Or a bushing similar to the SPC. But one of the reason is ditched SPC was because of the bushings it used.
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So the noise seems like its coming from the ball joint on the A-arm? Not sure what you mean by "rod end."
If so you can just get a new ball joint... https://conceptzperformance.com/Cart...on.php?II=7976
If so you can just get a new ball joint... https://conceptzperformance.com/Cart...on.php?II=7976
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That is the part I am talking about. Technically it may be a rod end, a ball joint is only one sided- has a base and a nut on top. They just list is as a ball joint.
The arms are very noisy within a year...would hate to get a new joint for it and have the problem come back. I have seen people here spray lithium grease in the black boot and it seemed to help with the noise. Every time I step on the gas from a red light of stop sign, there is a crunching noise. Sometimes it come from the right, sometimes the left
The arms are very noisy within a year...would hate to get a new joint for it and have the problem come back. I have seen people here spray lithium grease in the black boot and it seemed to help with the noise. Every time I step on the gas from a red light of stop sign, there is a crunching noise. Sometimes it come from the right, sometimes the left
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Just go with SPL. They are the nicest suspension component I have ever owned. Mine are silent so far and they are the smallest profile arm available so no more slamming your sheet metal. As for setting the camber, just make sure you use equal amounts of shims on each side, any difference that shows up on the alignment rack is negligible.
Last edited by BH!; 09-19-2014 at 02:22 PM.
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That is the part I am talking about. Technically it may be a rod end, a ball joint is only one sided- has a base and a nut on top. They just list is as a ball joint.
The arms are very noisy within a year...would hate to get a new joint for it and have the problem come back. I have seen people here spray lithium grease in the black boot and it seemed to help with the noise. Every time I step on the gas from a red light of stop sign, there is a crunching noise. Sometimes it come from the right, sometimes the left
The arms are very noisy within a year...would hate to get a new joint for it and have the problem come back. I have seen people here spray lithium grease in the black boot and it seemed to help with the noise. Every time I step on the gas from a red light of stop sign, there is a crunching noise. Sometimes it come from the right, sometimes the left
For $60 it seems like an easy fix. There is NOTHING more annoying and cringe inducing than the sound of a crunchy ball joint!
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