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Old 12-15-2016, 05:06 AM
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I am working on a 350z that clipped a guardrail. The rear right wheel was toeing out. I replaced the upper control arm and it is much closer but still slightly toed out. I noticed some damage to the sheet metal near the spring perch. I suspect the spring perch my be off and that maybe the spring is bent. Would this cause the toe out? I am thinking of changing to true coilovers in the hopes that I can not worry about the spring perch. Anyone have any experience with this type of thing?


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After I replaced the upper control arm and fixed the body damage. Don't judge my body work. I only primed it to see how bad the damage was after pulling the quarter out.

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rear subframe may be jacked up
Old 12-15-2016, 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by travlee
rear subframe may be jacked up
How could I figure out if it is?
Old 12-15-2016, 05:53 AM
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I did remove the spring and reattached the swing arm the the toe issue seemed to go away. Not sure if that tells me anything or not.
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Left and right use the same arms. You have an extra set of good arms for measurements
Old 12-15-2016, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Left and right use the same arms. You have an extra set of good arms for measurements
Dang that is a great idea I should have thought of. Thanks
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